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).