by BBGAdmin | Jun 24, 2026 | Announcements, Company News, Healthcare Costs, ICHRA
The Challenge A growing organization in the trucking and transportation industry was facing escalating healthcare costs under its captive/self-funded health plan arrangement. While the company valued providing quality benefits to its employees, leadership sought a...
by BBGAdmin | Mar 6, 2025 | Employer Issues, Healthcare Costs, Medicare
Medicare and Working Past 65 – The bbg65Plus Rules of the Road 1.) IF YOU ARE COVERED BY AN EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH PLAN, BECOMING ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICARE AT AGE 65 MAY NOT MEAN THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ENROLL IN MEDICARE AT AGE 65. SEVERAL FACTORS DICTATE WHETHER...
by BBGAdmin | Apr 12, 2024 | Healthcare Costs, ICHRA, Insurance, Research, SharedFunding
Challenges An employer with 16 employees on their medical plan received a rate increase, this time for 7%. This increase did not seem overwhelming, but the group was not taken to market for 3 years, and the increases over that time were consistent. Solution BBG...
by BBGAdmin | Feb 19, 2024 | Announcements, Featured, Healthcare Costs, ICHRA, SharedFunding
Challenges A 37 eligible life employer with 25 employees on their plan recently experienced another medical insurance increase that pushed their rates to a tipping point, becoming unsustainable for the company. This escalation in costs was a concern for both...
by BBGAdmin | Jan 17, 2024 | Featured, Healthcare Costs, ICHRA, SharedFunding
Challenges Not all employers face out-of-control healthcare costs, but it can happen to any company relatively quickly. A 200 eligible life employer with 125 employees on the plan received a 20% medical insurance increase and were left with what seemed like no options...
