Benchmarking

In this highly competitive marketplace, our members often struggle with how to efficiently and effectively offer their employees the most value from their benefits. One of the best ways to meet this goal is by benchmarking your own company against peers. The Business Group serves our members' benchmarking and data needs in several ways.

Benchmarking Tools
The Business Group has several tools available to assist our members benchmark their benefits programs against other large employers.

Employer Case Studies
Highlight employer examples in the areas of wellness programs, maternal and infant health, preventive services and tobacco cessation.

Solutions Online
Employers who aggressively manage their health plans have notably lower and more predictable cost trend. As a result, the Business Group has developed Solutions Online, an online database that houses the latest strategies and tactics that employers can use to control their health care costs.

Survey Reports
One of the values of membership in the Business Group is the ability to learn from colleagues within other organizations who face the same challenges you do. Member surveys are a key way to gather information for benchmarking.

Respond to Members' Benchmarking Needs
Business Group staff is available to respond to members' benchmarking questions and needs.

Plan Design Network
This online forum allows members to network and exchange information on plan design with peers at other large companies. Topics focus on high value opportunities to encourage evidence-based care and reduce overuse and unnecessary spending. Members can find out what's on the minds of peers by asking questions, polling, and floating new ideas. Only corporate HR and Benefits staff from National Business Group on Health members have access to the site to create an environment for frank discussion.