Case Studies
The Alliance works with its members to put together case studies that showcase their experiences with self-funding. These topics range from finding success in controlling costs, how to empower employees to take ownership of their health, and how employers have used their claims data to make good financial and health care decisions.
Self-Funding Case Studies
Walker Forge: Transforming Health Care for their Employees and Their Bottom Line
Walker Forge has done some incredible things since they decided to take charge of their employees' health benefits and become self-funded five years ago, including creating a clinic where employees and their covered family members can receive free care. But that is...
A Repeat Success: How One Employee Made a Big Difference in Her Coworkers’ Health – and Then Did It Again
Transforming health care takes vision, determination, and often a “why not” attitude. In this case, it began in 1991 with a part-time secretary working in occupational health. Over the next 13 years, Traci Rothenburger, now Clinic Manager at Nordic PrivateCare,...
Driving Value: Creating a Mobile Health Clinic En Route to $4 Million in Savings
The Alliance awarded Matt Ohrt, VP of HR and Medical Services at Merrill Steel, with a Health Transformation Award on Oct. 1, 2020, in recognition of significantly improving his community’s access to high-value health care by creating an on-site and mobile clinic....
The WHIO: Improving Health Care in Wisconsin with Award-Worthy Work
The Wisconsin Health Information Organization, or WHIO, as it's known, is a non-profit data and information resource established in 2008 that helps employers, providers health insurers, and the Wisconsin state government improve the quality and control the cost of...
Featured Insights on Self-Funding
Medical Debt is a $195 Billion Problem: Here’s How Employers Can Help
Medical debt in the US is a serious and worsening issue, with combined debt reaching over $195 billion in 2022. In the last five years, over half of American adults - more than 100 million people - reported having medical debt. Of people with medical debt, one in...
Tailoring Benefit Programs to Meet Employee Needs
Many employees aren’t satisfied with their employer’s benefit plan and feel their plan doesn’t meet their needs. Almost 6 in 10 employees said their employer’s health plan was not aligned with their needs. And only 35% of employees trust their employer to design a...
Switch to Self-funding for Better Benefits at a Lower Cost
As the cost of healthcare continues to rise, many employers are switching to self-funding to manage costs and improve benefits for their employees. An employer’s benefit plan plays a significant role in attracting and retaining talent. That’s why most employers...
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