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The book

The High Performance Health Plan

A practical operating system for employers who want better healthcare at a sustainable cost.

A leadership guide for employers ready to stop managing annual renewals and start managing healthcare as a strategic business system.

Corry Hull, REBC®, CSFS®

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Explore the foundational ideas behind the High Performance Health Plan and put them to work in your organization.

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Executive companion

Start with a practical assessment.

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Five parts, one operating discipline

Part I

Chapter themes

Reframing the Plan

Shift from insurance renewal to healthcare management.

  • Health Insurance Is Not Healthcare
  • The Cost of Passive Renewal
  • The Employer's New Role

Part II

Chapter themes

Seeing the Economics

Make cost drivers, incentives and trade-offs visible.

  • The Data Behind the Plan
  • Provider Prices, Quality and Access
  • Pharmacy Economics in Plain Sight

Part III

Chapter themes

Designing the Strategy

Build the financing and care architecture deliberately.

  • Funding with Intent
  • Managing Catastrophic Risk
  • Building Better Care Pathways

Part IV

Chapter themes

Guiding People to Care

Make the right care path easier to find and use.

  • Navigation Is a Strategy
  • Primary Care as the Front Door
  • Communication That Supports Decisions

Part V

Chapter themes

Leading the Work

Create the governance and roadmap that sustains progress.

  • Governance with Teeth
  • Measure What Matters
  • The Roadmap: From Renewal to Management

From reading to action

Find the work that matters most now.

The Framework and Health Plan Score translate the book’s management principles into a practical starting point for your organization.

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Put the methodology to work

Apply the HPHP methodology with Employer Benefits IQ.

Employer Benefits IQ is the practical application platform for employers who want to use education, tools, data, vendor intelligence and decision support in real-world benefits decisions.

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