A corporate construction services company with three locations across California recently faced a difficult renewal: a 10% health insurance rate increase from long-time carrier Kaiser Permanente. With more than 300 employees enrolled on their plan, the renewal would have pushed their annual healthcare spend above $4 million – unless they acted decisively. The Challenge: Rising […]

On average, savings for Cyber Monday are about 30%. Here at The Difference Card, we believe in saving our clients money on their health insurance spend, but can we beat 30% savings? We decided to take a deep dive into some of our favorite case studies to see the savings we were able to achieve […]

A leading information technology and cybersecurity consulting firm in the greater Chicagoland area faced a major challenge this November when Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois delivered a +25% health insurance renewal increase. With more than 130 employees enrolled and an annual healthcare spend of $2.9 million, this renewal would have pushed their total […]

A private K–12 school in Seattle, Washington, was faced with a major health insurance challenge when Premera Blue Cross delivered a +37% renewal increase for their October plan year. With over 150 teachers and educational staff, the school’s annual health benefits budget was already nearing $1.5 million. The proposed increase would have driven total costs […]

When faced with an 8% health insurance rate increase for their September 1st renewal, a Northern California construction and landscape management company turned to their insurance consultant for a creative solution. The proposed increase would have raised their fixed health insurance costs to more than $1.3 million—well above budget. At the same time, employees were […]

When a New Jersey township was faced with a steep 17% increase in health insurance premiums, its leadership knew immediate action was needed to protect both taxpayers and municipal employees. This public sector employer, covering 30 members through Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, was paying over $700,000 annually for employee health benefits. […]

A leading independent co-educational college preparatory middle and high school in South Florida faced a major challenge heading into its July 2025 health insurance renewal. Their incumbent carrier, Cigna, proposed a staggering 42% premium increase, which would have driven the school’s total healthcare costs to over $2.5 million—a level the school simply could not sustain. […]

A large, independent health system in Pennsylvania—employing over 1,500 healthcare professionals—was seeking to enhance its employee benefits offering while relieving the administrative burden on its human resources team. With over 300 participants enrolled in a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and a cumbersome, manual COBRA administration process, the organization turned to its trusted advisors at Alliant […]

A biotechnology company based in metropolitan Boston, employing over 200 people, sought to reduce their escalating health insurance expenses while enhancing employee benefits. Facing more than $4 million annually in fully insured premiums across four health plan options, the company turned to its insurance consulting firm for a strategic solution. To tackle the challenge, the […]

An enterprise technology firm with over 200 employees was recently confronted with a staggering +35% renewal increase from their health insurance carrier, Medical Mutual of Ohio. This proposed rate hike would have added $800,000 to the company’s annual healthcare expenses—an increase the employer simply couldn’t absorb within their existing budget. In search of a more […]