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Why brokers should explore level-funded plans for small group clients

With savings of up to 30 percent, protection against extraordinary costs, and the ability to fall back on an ACA plan, there is very little reason not to do so.

By Michael Levin | Updated on April 18, 2017
If you serve small-group clients of more than 10 employees, you may well want to consider a level-funded plan. Photo: Getty Images

Now that the American Health Care Act has failed to advance, small businesses, and the brokers who serve them, are looking for ways to manage health care costs within the status quo of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  

As it did with individuals, the ACA community rating methodology benefitted some while burdening others. The community rating methodology spreads the costs associated with the differing risk of group (or individual) profiles over the entire risk pool. In the case of small groups, older and/or sicker groups benefitted from lower rates while younger and/or healthier groups pay more. Those small groups for which this “peanut-buttered” risk solution has resulted in increases to their health insurance may want to look at level-funded plans, an alternative to fully-insured plans. 

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