Alternative Funding Strategies
Understand the funding choices.
Compare how different funding arrangements allocate cost, administration, and risk.
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Alternative funding strategies
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Frame a funding discussion around your workforce, cash flow, and ability to absorb variability.
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Funding overview
Three structures to discuss.
| Structure | Starting point | Questions for review |
|---|---|---|
| Fully insured | The employer pays premiums for an insurer’s coverage. | Renewal pricing, plan options, and insurer terms. |
| Level funded | A self-funded arrangement typically packages claims funding, administration, and stop-loss into regular payments. | Claims reconciliation, unused funds, stop-loss terms, and obligations when leaving. |
| Self-funded | The employer funds covered claims, often with administration services and stop-loss protection. | Claims variability, reserves, contracts, and ongoing responsibilities. |
An educational overview. Actual contracts and employer circumstances determine costs, risk, and obligations.
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Enrollment totals, renewal terms, available aggregate claims data, and your budget horizon.
A useful distinction
Funding structure changes who bears risk and how costs are paid. Any proposal needs contract, stop-loss, and financial review.
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Alternative funding strategies
Compare how different funding arrangements allocate cost, administration, and risk.
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