Manufacturer Saves $1.26M on Healthcare Costs
Over 7 Years

Industry
Manufacturing

Challenge
The company was overspending on a misaligned healthcare plan that employees didn’t use or understand.

Employees
~63

Manufacturer Saves $1.26M on Healthcare Costs Over 7 Years, Bending the Cost Curve

OPOC.us’s Approach

Problem: A legacy manufacturer was facing rising healthcare costs and low employee engagement. Most employees weren’t using their coverage—either due to unmet deductibles or lack of understanding. Meanwhile, the company was overpaying for a plan that didn’t match how employees actually used benefits. They needed a sustainable solution to reduce costs without cutting coverage—and offer a plan employees would actually use.

Solution: OPOC.us conducted a detailed review of plan structure, claims utilization, and employee demographics and uncovered a clear mismatch: high premiums and low employee engagement. To fix it, OPOC redesigned the plan to better match how employees actually use their benefits—resulting in 95% of them no longer facing out-of-pocket costs. They also launched the OPOC CARE Center, offering one-on- one support to help employees navigate benefits and make smarter care decisions.

Results

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Million in cumulative
savings over 7 years, well below benchmark despite broader inflation trends
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Reduction in per employee costs in Year 1, without reducing access or coverage
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Of employees had no out-
of-pocket costs for the care they actually used

Plan Performance

Annual cost increases held significantly below market trend
Per-employee spend remained below pre-OPOC levels with a 10% decrease and a -1.49% CAGR over 7 years
Strategic redesign aligned plan with usage and reduced waste

Employee Experience

~95% of employees had no out- of-pocket costs for the care they actually used

Plan redesign motivated smarter employee decisions through aligned incentives

HR reported fewer escalations and faster resolution of benefit- related issues

Why It Worked

The manufacturing firm didn’t just want to cut costs—they wanted a plan that delivered real value to their workforce. OPOC’s approach eliminated unnecessary premiums and created a benefits experience that rewarded smarter choices. The result is a plan employees used, understood,

Data-driven plan design
Full-service support via the CARE Center
Clear, compassionate employee guidance
A true partner in long-term strategy