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  • Success Story Low Cost Digestive Disease Care
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  • Top 5 Trends Impacting Health Insurance Costs
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  • Its Hiring Season How Are You Attracting Top Talent
  • Cultivating A Culture Of Health Care Consumerism
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  • What Is Reference-Based Pricing in Healthcare, and How Does It Fit into a Group Captive Plan?
  • What to Expect During Underwriting: No Surprises, Just Smart Data
  • Understanding Stop Loss Insurance
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  • How Self Funded Health Insurance Works
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  • Group Captive Insurance For Employee Health Benefits The Birth Of A Better Alternative
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  • What Does Customer Success Look Like In A Self Funded Health Plan
  • Mental Health Insurance Trends For Employers
  • Cost Containment Focus How To Control Behavioral And Mental Health Costs In A Self Insured Plan
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  • From The Field Top 10 Reasons Why Friends Dont Let Friends Level Fund
  • Roundstones Captive Solution For Employee Health Benefits Verified By Validation Institute For Cost Savings
  • Captive Essentials Learn The Basics Of Self Funding In A Group Captive
  • Top Five Employer Objections Captive Insurance
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  • Stop Loss Captives Vs Traditional Insurance
  • Why In House Underwriting Is Invaluable To A Self Funded Insurance Plan
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  • What Does The Future Of Self Funded Stop Loss Captives Look Like
  • Self Funded Captive Vs Level Funded Insurance
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  • 3 Macrotrends That Drive More Employers To Self Funded Stop Loss Captives
  • How To Switch To Self Funded Insurance
  • Is Healthcare Unaffordable
  • The Ultimate 2023 Recap Top 10 Resources For Information On Self Funded Health Insurance
  • Why A Long Term View Is Key To The Success Of Self Funded Health Plans
  • How To Find The Best Stop Loss Captive For Your Employee Health Plan
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  • Taking Back The American Dream With Self Funded Healthcare
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  • Why Is Health Insurance Expensive
  • Level Funded Vs Self Insured Why Not Eat Pie And Keep The Leftovers
  • Top Employer Health Insurance Options
  • Whats In The Box Pain Except With Self Funded Insurance Plans
  • How To Save Money On Healthcare
  • Red Pill Or Blue Pill What The Insurance Industry Doesnt Want You To Know
  • What Would Tom Cruise Do Mission Possible And The Benefits Of Self Insurance
  • What Is Self Funded Insurance
  • The Essential Guide To Self Funding Hr Executives Have Been Asking For
  • How Healthcare Concierge Services Complement Self Funded Insurance
  • The Benefits Of Self Funded Health Insurance
  • Benefits Advisors Employers Deserve More Health Insurance Options
  • Looking Back And Looking Ahead Qa With Mike Schroeder President And Founder Roundstone Insurance
  • Is My Company A Good Candidate For Self Insurance
  • Fireside Chat With Health Rosettas Dave Chase Why Benefits Advisors Can Save America
  • Generations In The Workplace
  • How To Help Your Clients Fight The Healthcare System And Win
  • Only 29 Would Recommend Their Health Insurance Carrier
  • Is Self Funded Health Insurance Right For Your Business
  • Podcasts For Hr Professionals
  • What Makes A Great Benefits Advisor
  • What The Scotus Reversal Of Roe V Wade Means
  • Fixed Vs Variable Group Captive Health Insurance Costs
  • Urgent Care Trends What Captive Members Should Know
  • Meet The Og Of The Oc
  • Group Captives Offer Freedom Of Choice
  • Roundstone Captive Insurance Members Buck Trends And Save
  • 2021 In Review Our Greatest Hits
  • Level Funded Vs Self Funded Insurance
  • Captive Insurance Advisors What To Expect At Renewal Time
  • Micro Captives Vs Group Captives
  • 7 Obstacles to Affordable Health Insurance and 1 Great Solution
  • What Is Group Medical Captive Insurance And How Does It Work 2
  • Group Medical Captive Insurance
  • Health Rosetta Summit The Future We Choose
  • Self Funded Doesnt Mean Youre On Your Own
  • Why Choose Roundstone For Group Captive Insurance
  • An Advisors Experience How Self Funding Benefits Clients
  • Is A Self Funded Captive Plan Right For You
  • 6 Things Benefits Advisors Should Know
  • It Pays To Be Flexible
  • Why The Switch To Self Funded Health Insurance Is Easy
  • Whats The New Normal
  • A Cash Flow Solution You Might Not Have Thought Of
  • The Most Popular Group Health Insurance Program Is Not What You Would Expect
  • What Is Consumerism In Healthcare
  • 4 Ways Employee Benefit Advisors Grow Retain Business
  • Why Self Funded Health Plans Safe Bet
  • Roundstone Unveils New Enhanced Website
  • Group Captive Health Insurance Plans Help Mid Market Companies Control Costs
  • From The Desk Of Mike Schroeder February 2019
  • 4 Ways For Companies To Lower Their Health Benefit Spend In The New Year
  • Roundstone Brings Transparency To A New Level
  • Roundstone Medical Captive Forum 2018 Rewind Fast Forward
  • Missed Subrogation Opportunities Adverse Impact Employer Captive
  • Healthcare Advocate Use One
  • Prescription Drug Spend Projected Rise Average 7 3 Annually
  • Desk Mike Schroeder October Edition
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  • From the Desk of Mike Schroeder
• Category: Funding Strategies
  • What Is Cost-Containment in Healthcare? Strategies to Save on Employee Health Insurance
  • What is a TPA? The Secret to Getting the Most Value From Your Self-Funded Health Plan
  • Cost Containment Focus: How to Control Behavioral and Mental Health Costs in a Self-Insured Plan
  • Micro Captives vs. Group Captives: 5 Reasons Why They Are Not the Same
  • 7 Obstacles to Affordable Health Insurance and 1 Great Solution
  • Podcast: Taking Control of Healthcare Benefits
  • Why the Switch to Self-Funded Health Insurance is Easy
  • Saving Costs When Fighting Cancer
  • Control Your Company’s Healthcare Costs With A Self-Funded Program
• Category: Health Data Analytics
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• Category: News
  • Group Medical Captive Forum 2025
  • Roundstone Announces Medical Captive Forum In Cleveland April 30 May 1 2025
  • Roundstone Celebrates 7 Years Of Consecutive Growth With Inclusion In The Inc 5000 List
  • Roundstone Announces 12 4 Million Distributed Back To Group Captive Participants
  • Roundstone Recognized As A Winner Of The 2024 Northeast Ohio Top Workplaces Award
  • Mcf 2024 Recap The Big Easy Approach To Self Funding And Affordability
  • Roundstone Announces Medical Captive Forum Mcf 2024 In New Orleans May 1 2 2024
  • Self Funding In The Sun Roundstone University Boot Camp 2024
  • Roundstone Announces Another Year Of Remarkable Growth
  • Whats New On The Agenda A Birds Eye View Of Mcf 2024
  • Roundstone Announces Appointment Of Chief Financial Officer
  • Roundstone Named On The Inc 5000 List Of Fastest Growing Companies For 6Th Consecutive Year
  • Roundstone Reports 8 Million Distributed Back To Its Group Captive Participants
  • Roundstone Named A Winner Of The Northeast Ohio Top Workplaces 2023 Award
  • Mcf 2023 Recap The Roundstone Group Captive Makes The Mission Of Affordable Benefits Possible
  • Roundstone Insurance Selects Gradient Ais Sail Solution To More Effectively Assess Risk And Enhance Underwriting Process
  • Roundstone Celebrates 20 Years Of Innovation Growth And A Better Life For All
  • Roundstone Announces Medical Captive Forum Mcf 2023 In Chicago On May 18 19 2023
  • The Best Benefits Advisors In The Business
  • Roundstone Marks A Year Of Growth And Momentum
  • Roundstone Distributes 10 5 Million Of Savings Back To Its Captive Participants
  • For The 5Th Time Roundstone Appears On The Inc 5000
  • Roundstone Named Northeast Ohio Top Workplace
  • Ey Announces Mike Schroeder Of Roundstone Insurance As Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 East Central Award Finalist
  • Mcf 2022 Retrospective Live From Cleveland Were Thriving Together
  • The No Surprises Act Means Business As Usual For Roundstone
  • Roundstone Distributes 5 9 Million Of Savings Back To Its Captive Participants
  • Roundstone Announces Medical Captive Forum Mcf In Cleveland On May 18 19 2022
  • Roundstone Launches Data Transparency Tool To Pinpoint High Impact Areas For Cost Savings
  • Roundstone Announces Record Year Of Growth In 2021
  • Roundstone Distributes 10 Million Of Savings
  • Roundstone Named An Inc 5000 Company For Fourth Year Running
  • Roundstone Announces Launch Of Roundstone University
  • Mcf 2021 Raising The Game For Group Health Insurance
  • Roundstone Announces Virtual Medical Captive Forum On May 19 2021
  • Roundstone Distributes 4 2 Million In Savings Back To Its Health Insurance Customers
  • Introducing Roundstones Association Health Plan
  • A Statement On Covid 19
  • The Rsu Roundup
  • Roundstone Advisors Council Spring Meeting May 10 2018
• Category: News & Events
  • Roundstone Announces Medical Captive Forum (MCF 2023) in Chicago on May 18-19, 2023
  • Roundstone Distributes $10 Million of Savings Back to Its Customers by Optimizing Performance of its Group Medical Captive Pool
  • 2019 Roundstone Medical Captive Forum Recap
• Category: Pharmacy
  • How to Lower Prescription Drug Prices: Beyond PBMs to Complete Cost Control
• Category: Plan Design & Partners
  • How To Choose A Self Funded Provider Network
  • How To Choose A Pharmacy Benefit Manager
  • How To Use Pepy Cost As A Benchmark For Your Employee Benefits Plan
  • Pharmacy Benefit Managers Your Self Funded Plans Secret Weapon
  • What Is a TPA? A Complete Guide for Self-Funded Health Plans
  • 8 Secrets To Finding A Tpa That Fits Your Self Funding Needs
  • You Charged Me For What Top 5 Hidden Costs In An Employee Benefits Plan
  • Telehealth Coverage Inspires Trust In Health Insurance Plans
  • Aligning Incentives For A Healthier Cost Effective Benefits Plan
  • Is Your Healthcare Benefits Plan Sustainable
  • Whos Who In Your Group Captive Insurance Plan
  • Cost Saving Measures With Your Health Insurance Plan Qa With Roundstone Founder Mike Schroeder
  • Youve Got Control Benefit Plan Document Best Practices
  • Screening A Telemedicine Provider
  • Why Does Pepy Matter For Healthcare Plans
  • By The Numbers Eligibility Audits
  • Not All Group Health Plans Are Created Equal
  • By The Numbers Plan Documents
  • Benefits Subrogation Strategy Plan
  • Numbers Organ Transplants
  • Employer Sponsored Health Plan Prepared Significant Costs Related Transplants
  • Association Health Plans Can Benefit Small Employers
  • Choosing A Tpa
• Category: Plan Document Tips
• Category: Renewals
  • Scared Of Expensive Insurance Renewals Its Time To Change To Self Funding
  • How Benefit Advisors Can Prepare For Renewal Season
• Category: Well-Being
  • VIDEO: Introduce a Workplace Wellness Program

Webinars & Events

• Self-Funding 101 – Paid Ad LP
• Lasers Explained: How They Control Costs
• Beyond PBMs
• Self-Funding 101
• How to Pick the Right PBM
• Prescription for Clarity
• No Tricks, Just Treats
• On Demand: 2025 Medical Captive Forum
• How to Avoid Costly Stop-Loss Captive Traps in Your Health Plan
• Shop Smarter, Save Bigger
• How to Spot a Winning TPA
• Treating vs. Referring
• Beyond Self-Funding Basics Webinar
• Friends Don’t Let Friends Level-Fund Webinar
• Unlock Captive Strategy Success – Lessons from Leading Advisors Webinar
• Health Plan Stop-Loss: Taking Control of Risk and Cashflow Webinar
• End the Premium Pain: Unlock the Power of Self-Funding Webinar
• Webinar: From Start to Strong
• Medical Captive Forum 2026 – Event Landing Page

Ebooks

• What Your Fully Insured Insurance Carrier Doesn’t Want You to Know – Paid Ads LP
• How Bywater Drives Lower Healthcare Costs: Roundstone’s PEPY Advantage Explained
• The Advisor’s Checklist for Driving Client Retention in Captive Models
• Audit Your Health Plan: 2025 Checklist
• How to Measure ROI of Self-Funding Through a Group Captive
• How TPAs Optimize Using High Performance Networks
• Essential Guide to Health Insurance Captives for Benefits Advisors
• The CFO’s Guide to Managing Escalating Healthcare Costs
• Essential Guide to Self-Funding for HR Executives
• What Your Fully Insured Insurance Carrier Doesn’t Want You to Know
• Behavioral and Mental Health Cost Containment Strategies
• Strategies to Contain the Rising Costs of Pharmacy
• How to Use Your Claims Data to Contain Costs
• Urgent Care Cost Containment Strategies
• The Roundstone Difference
• The Roundstone Guarantee
• Meet the Cost Savings Investigators
• RFP Checklist for Fully-Insured Groups
• RFP Checklist for Self-Insured Groups
• Is Your Company a Good Candidate for Group Captive Insurance

Podcasts

• S2 EP 4: The System is Broken—So Why Are We Still Playing by Its Rules?
• S2 EP 3: Transforming Healthcare Navigation Through Strategy & Service
• S2 EP 2: Smart Hospitals: Innovation, AI, and the New Blueprint for Healthcare Systems
• S2 EP 1: Leveraging AI for Innovation in Healthcare
• S1 EP 7: Direct Primary Care: Making Healthcare Personal, Accessible, and Innovative
• S1 EP6: From Operation Rainbow to Medical Claims: A Nurse’s Call for Smarter Care
• S1 EP5: Beyond the Middleman: What to Look for in a PBM That Works
• S1 EP4: Beyond Sick Care: The Prescription for a Healthier, More Affordable Future
• S1 EP3: Self-Funding’s Safety Net: Stop-Loss Explained
• S1 EP2: The Per Employee Per Year (PEPY) Wake-Up Call for Employers
• S1 EP1: Gamechanger or Gatekeeper? How to Spot the Best Benefits Advisor

Case Studies

• Prescription for Savings: How One Company Preserved Benefits Without Paying More
• Machining Control: How a Manufacturer Took Charge of Healthcare Costs
• Driven to Save: How Thomas Automotive Took Control of Their Healthcare Costs

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