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The following toolkit will help you align all stakeholders, identify your needs and effectively weigh your options.  \nIt takes all kinds. Every business, industry and region is different. That includes your group.  \nSo, the trick is to make this toolkit work for you, your company, your employees and your bottom line.  \nDEFINE YOUR GOALS  \nBefore you weigh your options, assemble a taskforce or crunch numbers, your first order of business is to define your goals. Why are you considering a new health plan?  \nUnderstanding your ideal solution can help your company avoid buyer’s remorse later. Remaining focused on your company or organization’s goals keeps your buying process on track.  \nWhether you’re lowering monthly premiums to keep things affordable or enhancing your overall benefits package to entice today’s top talent, there’s a reason you’re starting this process—and spending time fully vetting your goals will help you later down the line.  \nSMART TIP: Build your benefits philosophy  \nA benefits philosophy, or the guiding principles behind your benefits, will help you define your goals and align your stakeholders. The sooner you define this, the faster you can assemble a team to begin weighing your options. Here are some questions to ask yourself that will help you develop your benefits philosophy.  \n1. Why do we have a benefit program?  \n2. What do we want to provide coverage for?  \n3. Do we want one standard package or should the robustness of our benefits vary based on title and rank?  \n4. Are there specific behaviors we want to encourage or reward?  \n5. How is cost shared between the company and our employees?  \nWant more information on developing your benefits philosophy? If you or your organization belongs to resource groups like the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) or other chamber organizations, they typically have additional resources to help.  \nAnother way to help you define your “why”behind new health benefits is to better understand the people you’re insuring, your employees. At Priority Health, we believe:  \nMembers of the modern workforce want more control over their health care and expect their employers to offer plans that fit the needs and demands of their “always on” lifestyle.  \nWhen developing your benefits philosophy and evaluating new health insurance solutions, be sure to consider the expectations of your population and your prospective talent.  \nWhether you’re trying to attract new, younger workers or retain your current employees, understanding what your employees want from a benefits package will help you determine if any adjustments are needed. With the competitive labor market and Gen. Z’s entering the job market, doing a population evaluation (or re-evaluation if you’ve done this in the past) will help you understand where you are and where you want to be when it comes to attracting and retaining top talent.  \nFrom A to Gen Z: Making sense of it all with a population evaluation  \nWant to better understand the various generations and their motivators? Here’s a quick rundown.1  \nTO LEARN  \nCK MO  \nCLI RE  \nTO LEARN  \nCK MO  \nCLI RE  \nTO LEARN  \nCK MO  \nCLI   RE  \nTO LEARN  \nCK MO  \nCLI RE  \nBoomers  \nGen X  \nGen Z  \nMillenials  \nWill your new health plan speak to each","cbCaik4ogUDeJA2I","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaik4ogUDeJA2I","pdf",741848,"English","# A Better Health Plan for Your Business\n## A Toolkit for Getting Started in 3 Easy Steps\n## Define Your Goals\n## Identify Your Key Stakeholders\n## SMART Tool: RACI template","[{\"question\":\"Why is defining goals the first step in evaluating a new health plan?\",\"answer\":\"Defining goals clarifies the company’s “why,” keeps the buying process aligned with organizational objectives, and helps avoid buyer’s remorse as options are weighed.\"},{\"question\":\"What is a benefits philosophy and how does it help employers?\",\"answer\":\"A benefits philosophy lays out guiding principles that align stakeholders and supports goal definition. 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