By offering an HSA plan, Orion International encourages employees to utilize health care dollars in a smart way
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“Every year, our renewal rate has been significantly lower than any traditional health plan I have ever seen in my career. Claims costs have come down hundreds of thousands per month, and we have such a good team behind us as we help our employees become smarter health care consumers.” –De Milliron, Human Resources Manager, Orion International
Orion International is the nation’s largest military recruiting firm, specializing in placing today’s top military leaders, engineers and technicians into America’s Fortune 500 companies and beyond. Founded by former military professionals in 1991, Orion has eight offices and 210 employees throughout the United States. Orion also has six related subsidiaries: NSTAR Global Services, MilitaryStars, Velastar Solutions, HomeSource America, vhibit Software and Orion Health Professionals.
Benefits needs:
- Nationwide coverage
- A cost-control strategy as the company faces rapid personnel growth
- Strong educational support to help former military personnel become smarter health care consumers
- Ability to offer consistent benefits across eight offices and five subsidiaries nationwide
Solution from Great-West Healthcare, now part of CIGNA:
- Nationwide network covers all Orion employees.
- Educational tools help Orion teach employees about HSA use and how to keep costs down.
- As of 2007, employee premiums were the same as 2004 rates. Orion’s last renewal increase was 5 percent, compared to the average fully insured increase of 7 percent (Kaiser Family Foundation).