01/12/2026
Mid-size employers can “buy like the giants” to access smarter health plans. Level-funding, captives, and self-funded strategies can finally fit smaller workforces—and create real savings and better transparency. Curious where your current plan is locking in hidden costs or limiting your options? What would you need to see to seriously consider an alternative model?
For decades, self-funding and alternative health plan models lived in the domain of Fortune 500 enterprises—organizations with thousands of employees,