Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, employers have become increasingly aware of the potential financial benefits that come with adopting a self-funded health plan.

A primary benefit of self-funding is that under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, self-funded plans are shielded from the reach of state insurance regulations. States are unable to regulate these self-funded ERISA plans as they would fully-insured health plans.

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