Group Health Insurance

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Group Health Insurance

Help employers evaluate health plan options, costs, provider networks, and coverage for their workforce.

Group Health Insurance

Help employers evaluate health plan options, costs, provider networks, and coverage for their workforce.

Group Health Insurance

Help employers evaluate health plan options, costs, provider networks, and coverage for their workforce.

Group Health Insurance

Health Coverage That Works for Your Business

A competitive health plan can help employers attract and retain employees while providing meaningful protection for employees and their families. Global Advisers helps businesses evaluate group health insurance options based on workforce needs, employer contributions, plan features, provider networks, and overall cost.

We work with employers to compare available coverage and identify an approach that balances the quality of benefits with the financial needs of the business.

GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE

Start a Plan.
Or Take a Fresh Look.

Whether your business is considering group health coverage for the first time or already has a plan, there may be value in evaluating the available options.

WHERE ARE YOU TODAY?
ESTABLISHING A NEW BENEFIT 01

Why Consider Group Health Coverage?

Health coverage can strengthen an employee benefits program while providing employees and their families access to meaningful healthcare protection.

01
Compete for Employees

A health benefit can strengthen the compensation package used to attract and retain employees.

02
Support the Workforce

Employer-sponsored coverage can provide employees with access to healthcare protection for themselves and their families.

03
Control the Structure

Employers can evaluate contribution levels, plan features, networks, and available funding arrangements.

THE WORK

From Considering Coverage to Offering It

01 Define

Workforce needs, budget, contribution approach, and benefit objectives.

02 Compare

Available carriers, plan types, networks, costs, and coverage features.

03 Select

Determine the coverage and structure that fits the business and workforce.

04 Implement

Coordinate enrollment, carrier implementation, and ongoing plan support.

GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE
THE BENEFIT LANDSCAPE

What Can Group Health Coverage Include?

Group health coverage can take different forms. Plan structure, employer funding, employee cost sharing, provider access, and additional health benefits all affect how employees experience the plan.

MAJOR PLAN STRUCTURES

How Covered Workers Are Enrolled

National 2025 enrollment among workers covered by employer-sponsored health plans.

46%
OF COVERED WORKERS
are enrolled in PPO plans.

PPOs generally permit both in-network and out-of-network care, with lower cost sharing when employees remain in network.

Preferred Provider Organization
33%
OF COVERED WORKERS
are enrolled in an HDHP with a savings option.

These are high-deductible health plans offered with an HRA or structured as HSA-qualified coverage.

HDHP with Savings Option
12%
OF COVERED WORKERS
are enrolled in HMO plans.

HMOs use a defined provider network and generally do not cover non-emergency services received outside the network.

Health Maintenance Organization
9%
OF COVERED WORKERS
are enrolled in POS plans.

POS plans generally offer lower cost sharing in network and use a primary-care gatekeeper for specialist and hospital services.

Point-of-Service Plan
<1%
OF COVERED WORKERS
are enrolled in conventional plans.

Traditional indemnity coverage does not use a preferred-provider network and applies the same cost sharing regardless of provider.

Conventional / Indemnity Coverage
Source: KFF, 2025 Employer Health Benefits Survey. These percentages measure national enrollment among covered workers. They do not measure employee preference.
BEYOND PLAN TYPE

Other Decisions Shape the Benefit

PLAN FUNDING Fully Insured

The employer pays premiums to an insurer, which assumes responsibility for covered claims.

PLAN FUNDING Level Funded

A structure combining fixed monthly payments with elements of self-funding and stop-loss protection.

PLAN FUNDING Self-Funded

The employer assumes responsibility for healthcare claims, generally with third-party administration and risk protection.

HEALTH SAVINGS HSA

A tax-advantaged account available with qualifying high-deductible health coverage.

EMPLOYER REIMBURSEMENT HRA

An employer-funded arrangement used to reimburse eligible healthcare expenses under the applicable plan structure.

EMPLOYEE SPENDING Medical FSA

Allows employees to use pre-tax dollars for eligible healthcare expenses.

COVERAGE Prescription Drugs

Formularies, copayments, coinsurance, pharmacy networks, and specialty-drug provisions can materially affect coverage.

COVERAGE Mental Health

Behavioral and mental healthcare access can be an important component of the overall health benefit.

ACCESS Provider Network

Network breadth affects which physicians, hospitals, specialists, and facilities employees can use.

WHAT EMPLOYEES VALUE

What Workers Say Matters

Employee research helps show which aspects of health and workplace benefits influence how workers evaluate their benefits package.

72% OF WORKERS

say health insurance is a top benefit when deciding whether to stay at or leave a job.

Health insurance ranked ahead of retirement savings plans in this measure of benefits affecting employment decisions.

48% OF WORKERS

want a greater financial contribution from their employer toward benefits.

Greater employer financial support was the most frequently cited improvement workers wanted in their benefits package.

34% OF WORKERS

want more flexibility and choice in the benefits available to them.

Benefit choice was one of the leading improvements workers said they wanted from their employers.

41% OF U.S. EMPLOYEES SURVEYED BY MERCER

say coverage for mental healthcare is valuable to them.

Mental-health coverage remains a meaningful component of how employees evaluate health and well-being benefits.

Sources: EBRI/Greenwald Research, 2025 Workplace Wellness Survey; Mercer, 2025 Health on Demand.
WHY THIS MATTERS TO THE BUSINESS

Health Benefits Affect More Than Healthcare.

The benefit package becomes part of the employment proposition: what the company offers, how employees perceive it, and whether the business can attract and retain the people it needs.

88%
OF EMPLOYERS

rate health-related benefits as very or extremely important.

Health-related benefits remain one of employers' highest-rated benefit categories.

85%
OF EMPLOYERS

report that offering benefits affects employee satisfaction.

Employers identify benefits as an important part of the employee experience.

74%
OF EMPLOYERS

report that benefits affect recruitment, retention, and employee performance.

Benefits therefore extend beyond coverage into broader workforce strategy.

THE BUSINESS CASE

Health Coverage Is Part of the Company's Talent Strategy.

The value of a health plan is not limited to paying medical claims. It contributes to the employee experience, the competitiveness of compensation, recruiting, and retention.

Sources: SHRM, 2026 Employee Benefits Survey; EBRI, 2025 Benefits in Focus Employer Survey. The EBRI employer-impact findings relate to employee benefits programs overall.

Plan Options and Cost Considerations

Group health insurance can take several forms depending on the size of the business, employee population, location, and available carriers. We help employers evaluate important considerations including:

  • Medical plan options, including PPO, HMO, EPO, and high-deductible health plans where available
  • Employer and employee contributions and their effect on overall plan cost
  • Deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, and out-of-pocket limits
  • Provider networks and prescription drug coverage
  • HSA and other health-related account options, when applicable
  • Fully insured, level-funded, and other funding arrangements, when appropriate and available

Our focus is not simply on finding coverage, but on helping employers understand the differences among available options and make an informed decision for their organization.

Ongoing Benefits Support

Employee benefits require attention beyond initial enrollment. Global Advisers assists employers with plan reviews, renewals, coverage comparisons, and coordination with insurance carriers and benefits providers as needs change.

We also help employers consider applicable plan requirements and identify when specialized legal, tax, administrative, or compliance guidance may be appropriate.

Discuss Group Health Insurance Options

Whether you are establishing benefits for the first time or reviewing an existing health plan, Global Advisers can help you compare available options and determine an appropriate path forward.

Insurance products and services are separate from investment advisory services. Insurance coverage, eligibility, premiums, benefits, and availability vary by insurer, plan, employer characteristics, and state. Global Advisers and/or its licensed insurance professionals may receive commissions or other compensation from insurance carriers in connection with insurance products or placements. Clients are not required to purchase insurance products through Global Advisers as a condition of receiving investment advisory services. Information provided regarding employee benefits is general in nature and is not intended as legal, tax, or accounting advice.

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