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Launch Wellness Program

Employers can use wellness programs to improve employee health while controlling cost. Here’s how to launch a well-being program that actually drives engagement.

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Funding Basics
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Desk Mike Schroeder October Edition

From the desk of Mike Schroeder, Roundstone founder, October edition: reflections on captive performance and the state of self-funded employer healthcare.

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Desk Mike Schroeder July Edition

From the desk of Mike Schroeder, Roundstone founder, July edition: notes on captive performance, employer outcomes, and what’s coming next in self-funded health.

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Plan Design & Partners
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Choosing A Tpa

Choosing a TPA is one of the highest-leverage decisions in a self-funded plan. Here are the tips employers use to pick the right partner.

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From the Desk of Mike Schroeder

From the desk of Mike Schroeder, Roundstone founder: a periodic note on the state of self-funded health insurance, captive trends, and employer cost control.

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Captive Insurance Healthcare Costs

Captive insurance changes how employers absorb and manage healthcare costs. Group medical captives turn unpredictable claims into a controllable, transparent

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Cfo Books

Five recommended reads for CFOs who want to take control of healthcare spend, understand the self-funding model, and stop accepting

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Medical Captive Advisor

A medical captive advisor helps employers evaluate self-funded captives, compare partners, and design a plan that protects against catastrophic claims

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Disadvantages Of Level Funding

Level funding looks like self-funding from a distance but lacks claims transparency, vendor flexibility, and surplus return. Here are ten

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Prescription Drug Prices

Prescription drug prices are the fastest-growing cost in employer benefits. Self-funded plans give you the visibility and tools to bend

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Save More Money With Captives

Group captives let employers share risk, return unused premium, and gain claims transparency. Here’s how that structure translates into real

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Data & Performance
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Cost Containment

Cost containment in healthcare is the practice of cutting waste, not coverage. Self-funded plans give employers the data and tools

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Data & Performance
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Health Insurance Cost

Rising health insurance costs are driven by medical inflation, prescription drug spend, and chronic disease. Self-funding gives employers the tools

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Cost Containment In Healthcare

Cost containment in healthcare is the discipline of cutting waste without cutting care. Self-funded employers have the data and levers

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Cost Effective Healthcare

Cost-effective healthcare for employers comes from claims transparency, vendor flexibility, and partner alignment, not just lower premium prices at renewal.

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Employee Experience
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Employee Wellness Engagement

Strategic incentives, education, and communication can increase wellness program engagement by 40-60%. Here’s how self-funded employers design programs that actually

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Employee Healthcare

Employee healthcare is the largest controllable line item on most P&Ls. Self-funded plans give you the data to manage spend

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Workplace Wellness Books

Five recommended reads on workplace wellness, from behavioral health to chronic disease management, for HR leaders building healthier, more engaged

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Customer Experience At Roundstone

Customer experience at Roundstone is anchored in responsive service, proactive claims navigation, and the team that supports employers through every

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Self-funding means an employer pays for their employees’ healthcare claims directly instead of paying fixed premiums to an insurance carrier.

A medical group captive is a self-funded model where small and mid-sized employers join together to access financial advantages, share risk and gain greater stability.

Stop-loss insurance protects self-funded employers from large or unexpected claims. It caps financial risk so one high-cost event doesn’t significantly impact your overall healthcare spend.

Health insurance costs rise due to increasing healthcare prices, higher utilization, and lack of transparency in traditional models. Learn how self- funding through a captive can help offset these trends.

Cost containment includes strategies that reduce unnecessary healthcare spending while maintaining quality care. Read how tactics like claims analysis, preventative care, and pharmacy cost management can reduce spend.

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