Case Studies

Real strategies, real results. These case studies highlight how Maine employers are tackling healthcare costs, improving employee well-being, and building smarter benefit plans.

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J.S. McCarthy Packaging + Print — A Maine Employer Case Study

A detailed look at how a small Augusta-based ESOP company implemented cost-saving strategies including centers of excellence, reference-based pricing, a transparent PBM, specialty drug management, Medicare transition support, and employee wellness programs.

Employer Mental Health Strategies: An Essential Investment

A National Alliance/HPA guidebook walking employers through a 5-step framework for building a workplace mental health strategy, with three Maine-specific examples (J.S. McCarthy Packaging + Print, Bowdoin College, Maine Municipal Employees Health Trust, and the City of Portland).

“Our membership with the Healthcare Purchaser Alliance has been one of our most valuable resources since joining over two years ago. From informative workshops and trainings to hands-on support with an RFP, their insight and industry expertise have been instrumental in helping us learn, grow, and reshape the way we think about our benefits programs. Their team is consistently responsive, collaborative, and willing to support a wide range of projects as needs arise.”

Brittany Pleau-Richardson, Director of Benefits and Employee Wellness, Bates College