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
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...
How Advanced Laser’s Tena Hoag Saved Her Employees 50% on Primary Care Costs
Through self-funding and implementing a shared-site clinic that uses direct primary care, Tena Hoag, CFO of Advanced Laser, helped her organization save approximately 10% on their total health care costs in 2019. They then used those savings to reduce prescription...
How Trachte Building Systems Uses Self-Funding to Build Better Health Benefits
Trachte Building Systems’ total cost for self-funding its employee health benefit plan has decreased every year since 2012. During that same period, its workforce has more than doubled. Achieving and maintaining that success meant Trachte had to change almost...
Flambeau: An Employee Benefits Success Story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Nylj9Hiyk&t=6s Flambeau wanted to gain control over rising health care costs in a way that was beneficial to their employees. Their solution? An Advanced Primary Care on-site clinic. Watch to learn...
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...