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
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...
Brakebush Brothers Spend Less on Health Care Benefits with Self-Funding
Self-funding was the first step toward changing the health care cost curve at Brakebush Brothers Inc. in Westfield, WI. Brakebush Brothers started self-funding its employee health benefit plan in 2014. In 2018, its health...
Featured Insights on Self-Funding
Value-Based Insurance Design is Driving Change in Healthcare
As healthcare costs continue to rise, payers are turning to innovative strategies, like value-based insurance design (VBID), to improve quality, maximize healthcare dollars for care that is most needed by plan participants, and improve costs in the long run. VBID...
5 Healthcare Trends to Watch in 2023
Rising healthcare prices, the economic climate, and lingering effects of COVID are leaving employers wondering how they can mitigate costs while providing effective health benefits for their employees. The Alliance stays informed on healthcare trends, and how...
Are You Ready to Meet the Upcoming Transparency Requirements for Self-Funded Employers?
The federal government has taken action in recent years to increase price transparency. This includes statutory changes enacted by Congress and regulatory changes made by the US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Internal Revenue Service. These...