Across every industry, national employers face rising costs, fragmented systems and changing regulations as they try to manage a diverse and churning workforce. These challenges, unaddressed by most health plans, demand bold and unconventional solutions. Skai Blue Cross Blue Shield steps up.
Jason Treece is Vice President of Skai National Accounts. With a solutions-first mindset, he partners closely with employers to untangle complex healthcare challenges and design custom solutions that make a substantial difference.
A better way to confront the industry’s biggest challenge.
For most employers, cost is the number-one issue. Healthcare expenses are anticipated to rise more than 6% this year, the steepest increase in more than 15 years. The forces behind this are complex and vary across states and diverse workforce needs. Yet many health plans use one-size-fits-all solutions to try to keep costs down.
Cutting costs with precision.
Broad-stroke solutions simply aren’t enough. That’s why Skai designs strategies around the DNA of each employer and population. This personalized approach to national workforce realities makes a measurable impact on costs and outcomes.
Straight talk from a health plan.
It's impossible to discuss costs without acknowledging that employers need to understand what they’re paying for. Transparency should be nonnegotiable, yet many plans still make it challenging for employers to carry out their fiduciary responsibility, or even compare plans.
Skai brings clear visibility to every line item—no hidden fees or fine print. With transparent pricing and open reporting, trust becomes the baseline for every partnership.
Some plans also muddy the waters by claiming to provide customized solutions that are really nothing more than preset options wrapped up in the language of choice.
Driving customization with data.
Not Skai. We use data and AI to precision-design plans around each employer’s realities, creating true customization that reflects the way people work and live, not how inflexible, legacy systems operate.
Untangling complexity with streamlined agility.
Simplicity is rare and sorely needed. As national employers adopt new solutions to navigate an increasingly complex system, they’re realizing that more tools don’t always mean better results. Some juggle as many as 20 different vendors, each with its own contract, implementation process and data stream. And members struggle with navigating an extremely fragmented system.
Where simple comes standard.
Skai streamlines complexity by integrating navigation, advocacy, point solutions and care management into one connected experience. The result is clarity, a better experience and better outcomes for employers and members alike.
But simplicity isn’t enough if a health plan can’t keep pace with change. Regulations shift. Costs spike. Technology evolves. And when workforces span states, regions and industries, these changes multiply. Employers can’t afford to wait for solutions to catch up.
Moving at the speed of reality.
Skai was built to move with the market. Privately held with a flat hierarchy, we can flex, shift and pivot quickly, making decisions based on what’s best for employers and members, not shareholders. Agility becomes a strategic advantage that protects both budgets and people.
We’re different. Because they’re different.
We can do these things because we’ve done them. For more than 20 years, Skai has partnered with the nation’s largest and most complex employers, learning firsthand what it takes to serve a diverse workforce at scale without losing the local relevance that makes care effective. While some plans shy away from these complex challenges, Skai seeks them out.
Experience, applied in a big way.
All of these challenges — costs, transparency, fragmentation, change — have a huge impact on employers and their workers, particularly those in blue-collar industries.
Frontline employees make up 70% of the U.S. workforce, yet traditional plans often leave them behind. They face higher rates of chronic illness and job demands that complicate access and engagement. And they face higher rates of turnover, forcing employers to constantly reassess their benefits as their populations shift. Skai designs benefits that meet these frontline realities, using our expertise in complex workforce challenges to close care gaps and improve access for the people who keep business moving.
Meeting frontline challenges.
For national employers, pressures keep mounting. Costs climb, regulations shift and workforce needs change faster than most health plans can respond. Far too often, these plans lack the flexibility or experience to provide employers with the support they need and deserve.
Skai was made for this moment, checking every unchecked box. With proven expertise, uncommon transparency and an agile infrastructure, we build customized solutions that meet the unique complexities of every national workforce.
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