The official methodology platform by Corry Hull, REBC, CSFS

Stop Managing the Renewal. Start Managing Healthcare.

The High Performance Health Plan gives employers a practical framework for understanding where healthcare dollars go, gaining greater control over the system and building benefits that perform better for both the organization and employees.

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A system for managing the business of healthcare.

CORRY HULL
REBC, CSFS

01Reframe the problem

Health Insurance Is Not Healthcare

Health insurance is a financing mechanism. Healthcare is what the employer is actually purchasing. When the renewal becomes the strategy, the organization is left reacting to the price of a system it has not designed or managed.

RENEWAL TRANSACTION

A price to react to.

MANAGED BUSINESS STRATEGY

A system to deliberately shape.

02The proprietary model

The High Performance Health Plan Framework™

A 10-component operating model for moving from passively purchasing health insurance to actively managing healthcare.

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03Measure the plan

How Does Your Health Plan Perform?

The High Performance Health Plan Score™ creates a clear view of strengths, weaknesses and strategic priorities across all 10 components.

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HEALTH PLAN PERFORMANCE MAP™

90–100

High Performance

80–89

Optimized

70–79

Advancing

60–69

Developing

40–59

Underperforming

0–39

High Risk

04Build with intent

From Score to Strategy

The goal is not to fix everything at once. It is to make the right decisions in the right order, then keep building.

DiagnoseDesignBuy

Year 1

Build the Foundation

Create visibility and authority over the economics of the plan.

Year 2

Improve the Healthcare

Use the foundation to improve the way healthcare is purchased and experienced.

Year 3

Optimize and Institutionalize

Make the discipline durable through governance and measurement.

The High Performance Health Plan book cover
The High Performance Health Plan book cover
05The book

The High Performance Health Plan

A Practical Guide to Taking Control of Healthcare Costs and Building Better Benefits

A field guide for employers who want to understand the system they are paying for, choose a better financing vehicle and build control into the plan.

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06The methodology

A method, not a renewal cycle

A repeatable path from intention to better purchasing decisions.

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Align

Define what the benefits program should accomplish.

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See

Understand claims, contracts, prices and cost drivers.

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Control

Establish authority, financing and flexibility.

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Purchase

Buy healthcare based on cost, quality and value.

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Guide

Help employees make better decisions.

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Measure

Set KPIs and evaluate results.

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Improve

Adjust continuously, not just at renewal.

07Practical resources

Employer Benefits IQ

Practical resources for the questions that determine how a health plan performs.

08About Corry Hull

Built for employers who want a better question

Corry Hull, REBC, CSFS is Vice President of Employee Benefits Consulting with BHC Insurance, a Health Rosetta Certified Advisor, founder of Employer Benefits IQ and author of The High Performance Health Plan. His work focuses on the decisions that give employers greater clarity and control over healthcare purchasing.

  • Vice President, Employee Benefits Consulting — BHC Insurance
  • Health Rosetta Certified Advisor
  • Founder, Employer Benefits IQ
  • Author, The High Performance Health Plan

START WITH A CLEARER VIEW

Your Renewal Is a Result. It Shouldn’t Be Your Strategy.

Start with a clearer view of the plan you have—and a practical path toward the plan you need.

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