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Benefits Consulting Services RFP
We are consistently researching the next innovations and solutions in employee benefits to stay ahead of the curve.
With these values in mind, we believe in researching and testing solutions. The following is a brief list of trending
cost containment strategies for an organization such as Unity to consider:
Risk Management
CBIZ proprietary Wellbeing Solutions is a tool used to evolve from wellness to wellbeing while leveraging the
resources of current systems and processes
Evaluating Network Performance related to direct contracting and high performance networks
Financial wellbeing resources integrating health and retirement benefits in a communication and education
strategy to optimize employee engagement
Utilization
Reference-based pricing as a tool to drastically lower utilization costs of facility providers such as hospitals
and surgical clinics
Alternate support settings, onsite clinics optimization and telemedicine as tools to lower utilization cost of
health care
Transparency tools to lower cost and employee out of pocket expense
Programs such as Dialysis carve out as tools to reduce expense
Funding
Well-designed self-funded plans as a tool to reduce plan expense and minimize ACA fees and taxes, evaluate
carve-out versus carve-in services
Data analytics tools to benchmark, identify and mitigate costly utilization patterns and evaluate self-funding
risk trends
Captive insurance arrangements
Pharmacy
Pharmacy management as a tool to eliminate redundancy of drugs, while managing at risk interactions
Pharmacy concierge programs to assist members and the plan in how to best manage their pharmacy costs.
Coalitions as a tool for self-funded plans to reduce expense
Open Enrollment Considerations
Web applications and videos to make the employee education process more dynamic
Independent counselors or call centers for the purpose of communication, education, consultation and
enrollment data collection
Private exchanges as an education and buying experience integrated with defined contribution employee
contribution model to fix employer expense
Low or no cost technology for the purpose of employee self-service and effective communication
Other
Wellbeing vendors and technology platforms to provide meaningful and engaging programs for employees