Every CFO, CHRO, and CEO knows that health-care costs remain one of the fastest-rising line items on the P&L. As costs continue to climb—fueled by specialty pharmacy trends, chronic disease prevalence, and volatile utilization—many employers feel caught between offering market-leading benefits and preserving their bottom-line health.
What if you had a clear, data-driven roadmap showing exactly where your plan stands—against 12,000+ peers in the 2024 Capital Services Benchmarking Analysis—and which levers to pull to bend the cost curve without sacrificing member experience? That’s precisely what Capital Services’ Benchmarking Analysis delivers.
Why C-Suite Leaders Can’t Afford to Sit on the Sidelines
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Escalating Costs, Shrinking Margins
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In 2024, median health-care inflation among large employers reached 8.1%, up from 7.5% the prior year. If your plan mirrors that trend, a $10 million total-rewards budget swells by an extra $810,000.
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Left unchecked, these rising costs force difficult trade-offs: benefit cuts, higher employee cost-sharing, or reallocation of funds from other strategic initiatives.
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Talent Is in the Driver’s Seat
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82% of employees say comprehensive benefits heavily influence their decision to stay or leave. In today’s competitive labor market, anything less than best-in-class packages creates a recruitment and retention handicap.
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The Blind Spots You Can’t Afford
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Without ongoing benchmarking, you’re reacting to month-to-month claims spikes rather than proactively steering utilization. Trends in telehealth adoption, reference-based pricing, and population health models can vary dramatically by industry, geography, and workforce demographics.
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Introducing Capital Services’ Benchmarking Analysis
Now in its eighth year and powered by data from over 12,000 employers in 2024, the Capital Services Benchmarking Analysis is the most comprehensive source of actionable insights on plan design, cost drivers, and total-rewards strategies.
Participants receive a complimentary, personalized Plan Performance Assessment that empowers you to:
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Identify Emerging Trends: Track year-over-year shifts in specialty drug spend, high-cost claimants, and virtual care utilization.
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Compare Like-Sized Peers: Benchmark against organizations in your industry, region, and employee-size bracket—ensuring apples-to-apples insights.
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Optimize Plan Design: Uncover high-impact design changes—HDHP + HSA, direct primary care pilots, reference-based pricing, narrow networks—to drive 5–15% savings in your medical trend.
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Elevate Employee Experience: Design benefit enhancements (e.g., mental-health teletherapy, on-site clinics, digital chronic-care coaching) that resonate with your workforce, curb low-value utilization, and boost satisfaction.
How the Plan Performance Assessment Works
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Secure Data Submission: You provide high-level claims and enrollment data via our HIPAA-compliant portal.
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Advanced Analytics: Our actuarial and data-science teams dissect cost-driver categories—top 5% of claimants, specialty pharmacy spend, avoidable admissions.
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Executive Dashboard: Receive an intuitive, C-suite–ready report—complete with visual scorecards, variance analyses, and prioritized action items.
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Strategic Roadmap: Collaborate with Capital Services consultants to build a 12- to 18-month implementation plan, including ROI projections and change-management support.
What You’ll Gain
| Benefit | Impact on Your Organization |
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| Cost Containment | 5–15% reduction in annual medical trend |
| Risk Mitigation | Early identification and intervention for high-cost claimants |
| Talent Advantage | Benefit packages that win awards and top candidates |
| Strategic Alignment | Benefits strategy aligned with financial and talent goals |
| Data-Driven Culture | Framework for continuous monitoring and improvement |
Real-World Results
“After our 2024 Benchmarking Analysis, we launched direct-primary-care pilots and reference-based pricing. Our medical trend fell from 7.2% to 4.8% in the first year—saving $1.5 million—and our employee satisfaction scores rose by 14 points.”
— VP Total Rewards, National Manufacturing Firm
Don’t Let Rising Costs Be Your Next Quarterly Surprise
Registration is open now for the 2025 Plan Performance Assessment. There’s no fee to participate—and the insights you gain will more than offset your investment.
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Enroll your organization: Submit plan demographics and summarized claims data.
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Receive your personalized assessment: Delivered within four weeks of data submission.
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Activate your strategic roadmap: Leverage Capital Services’ experts to drive measurable savings and enhance employee experience.
Written by: Pat Isaac, CEO of Capital Services, Inc.
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