Before switching from a fully insured group health plan to a self-funded plan, organizations should take several factors into ...

U.S. employer health care costs are projected to rise 9.5% in 2026, exceeding $17,000 per employee, the global professional services firm AON recently reported. This marks the third consecutive year ...

As health care costs and employer-sponsored insurance premiums rise year after year, the burden on both employer and employee grows more onerous with little relief in sight. A recent survey of 1,700 ...

Fewer employee benefits are as hotly debated and misunderstood as level-funded and self-insured health plans. There's no denying an ability to tailor benefits to the workforce for cost savings and a ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Today, about 37% of covered workers are enrolled in fully ...

In the face of growing health care costs, many employers have turned to self-insured plans, where they assume the financial risks on the chance that they might save some money. And it’s a popular ...

In recent years, prescription drug prices have been top-of-mind for state legislators, who have responded by passing laws that seek to control that pricing in a variety of ways, including by ...

Can an employer offer a different level of medical benefits to certain segments of the employee corps? What if the benefits plan is a self-funded plan under section 105 of the Internal Revenue Code?

Level-funded health plans are growing in popularity as small-group employers look to save money on their workers’ health coverage. In addition, level-funded plans are attractive because they are ...

Conroe ISD is facing a $13 million loss in its self-funded insurance plan, prompting trustees to consider a change in how the district provides employee health coverage. Chief Financial Officer Karen ...

Hoosier employers are increasingly relying on self-insured plans to deliver care to their workforce, even as the nation looks elsewhere. (Connect Images for Getty Images) In the face of growing health ...