Keeping Score: Know Your Net Cost
Most employers benchmark their gross health plan cost on a per employee per year basis. The net amount employers pay (gross health plan costs minus employee payroll contributions) is also an important measure to track in support of sound plan management. As you can see, the amount can vary from one employer to another by thousands of dollars per employee.
Where do you fall in the range above? Knowing how that number matches up against your budget, benchmark, and last year should be a priority. It goes without saying that having answers to questions like this at your fingertips enables you to better manage your plan.
Let us know if you would like to learn more about answering this question, tracking your numbers, and better managing your plan.
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