Employee Benefits & Self-Funded Health Plan Consulting in Northwest Arkansas
Corry Hull, REBC® CSFS®, helps employers in Rogers, Bentonville, Fayetteville, Springdale, and across the NWA region build high-performance health plans — through self-funding, smarter pharmacy contracts, and transparent, employer-focused analysis.
Most NWA employers are overpaying for health benefits
Northwest Arkansas has grown rapidly — but most mid-market employers here are still on fully insured plans designed for the carrier's benefit, not theirs. Renewal increases of 8–15% per year are treated as inevitable. They're not.
Employers with 50 or more employees typically have enough claims volume to self-fund — taking direct control of their healthcare spend, eliminating carrier profit margins, and building a plan around their workforce's actual needs.
What NWA employers work with Corry Hull on
Self-Funded Health Plan Design
Move from fully insured to self-funded and take direct control of your healthcare spend. Includes TPA selection, stop-loss structuring, and plan document review.
PBM Contract Review & Reform
Independent evaluation of your pharmacy benefit manager contract — spread pricing, rebate transparency, formulary analysis, and cost-containment strategy.
Group Medical Captives
Pool stop-loss risk with other Northwest Arkansas employers in a captive structure for more stable pricing and potential profit sharing.
ACA & ERISA Compliance
Employer mandate tracking, affordability calculations, fiduciary duty reviews, COBRA, HIPAA, CAA broker disclosure, and RxDC reporting.
Health Plan Benchmarking
Compare your plan costs, design, and funding strategy against peer employers of similar size and industry — at no cost or obligation.
Stop-Loss Insurance
Specific and aggregate stop-loss placement, contract review, laser management, and renewal strategy for self-funded NWA employers.
NWA employers across every sector
Common questions from NWA employers
Do I need to be in Rogers or Bentonville to work with you?
No. While Corry Hull is based in Rogers, Arkansas, he works with employers across Northwest Arkansas and nationally. Most consulting work is conducted remotely, with in-person meetings available for NWA clients.
How large does my company need to be to consider self-funding?
Self-funded health plans are typically most cost-effective for employers with 50 or more employees. Below that threshold, the claims volatility risk is harder to manage even with stop-loss insurance. Employers with 25–50 employees may benefit from level-funded plans, which offer some of the cost advantages of self-funding with more predictable monthly costs.
What does a free benchmarking analysis include?
The benchmarking analysis compares your plan costs, plan design, and funding strategy against peer employers of similar size and industry. It identifies whether your premiums are above or below market, whether your plan design is competitive, and whether self-funding or other strategies could reduce your costs. There is no cost or obligation.
Is HealthReformGuy.com affiliated with any insurance carrier?
No. HealthReformGuy.com does not accept paid vendor sponsorships for editorial coverage. Consulting and brokerage services are provided through BHC Insurance, an independent agency, with all relevant relationships and compensation disclosed to clients. See the Editorial Independence & Disclosure Policy for full details.
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Serving Rogers, Bentonville, Fayetteville, Springdale, Lowell, and employers across Northwest Arkansas.