Better access for your team. No change to take-home pay.

BizPower Benefits is the technology and expertise behind your Employer Sponsored Preventive Access (ESPA). Virtual urgent care, primary care, and mental health support for employees and their families.

An annual comprehensive lab panel for the employee. An average of $150 a month in supplemental insurance benefits. Built to pair with your major medical plan.

Better benefits for your team. A benefits strategy designed to make financial sense for your business.

Client testimonial

HR Director, Manufacturing

“The setup was fast and efficient — no disruption to our operations, no confusion among our team. The enrollment process was simple, and their staff provided all the support we needed to ensure a successful launch.”

What the ESPA is

A medical benefits program designed to work alongside what you already have.

Employer Sponsored Preventive Access, or ESPA, adds practical healthcare access without requiring an employer to replace its existing major medical plan.

The employer sponsors the program. BizPower Benefits provides the plan-document support, technology and administrative infrastructure that make it easier to implement and manage.

Under the structure, eligible employees may elect an Employer-Sponsored Medical Benefit through the company’s Section 125 cafeteria plan. The employer separately funds a medical reimbursement benefit through the SIMRP.

Better access for employees and their families

Virtual urgent care, virtual primary care, mental health support, and specialist navigation through the employee technology portal. Available 24/7 for the employee, the spouse, and the dependents.

Reduced dependency on the major medical plan

Employees who use the ESPA for routine and preventive needs rely less on the ER, urgent care, and specialist visits. Over time, that softens pressure on the major medical plan at renewal.

Payroll-tax savings that can help offset program costs

Eligible employees may satisfy their share of the Employer-Sponsored Medical Benefit through a qualifying Section 125 election. Those elections can reduce wages subject to applicable employer payroll taxes.

The resulting payroll-tax savings may help offset the employer’s cost of providing and administering the program. The SIMRP reimbursement benefit is separately funded by the employer.

What's in the plan

Everything your team has access to through the ESPA.

Medical care employees can actually use

Additional value for employees and families

FINANCIAL PROTECTION

How it works

Four steps from evaluation to ongoing administration.

01

Evaluation

Share your payroll structure. We model the ESPA for your specific census and return a per-employee picture.

02

Plan Documents and Setup

We help establish the documents and administrative structure for the Employer-Sponsored Medical Benefit, the employer’s Section 125 election process and the separately employer-funded SIMRP. The employer portal is then configured for the employer’s workforce and payroll environment.
03

Employee Enrollment

Employees enroll through a simplified onboarding flow. Whole-family access is set up at enrollment.
04

Ongoing Administration

Section 125 elections and approved SIMRP benefit determinations are coordinated with payroll as separate transactions. The employer dashboard tracks enrollment, plan administration and modeled payroll-tax savings. Quarterly reviews with a dedicated account manager.
TAX STRUCTURE

Built around established tax rules, with each part doing one job.

ESPA does not rely on one transaction to create every tax result.

Section 125 provides the election mechanism for the employee’s share of the Employer-Sponsored Medical Benefit.
Section 106 addresses employer-provided accident or health coverage.
Section 105(b) addresses qualifying medical reimbursements through the separately employer-funded SIMRP.
Section 213(d) defines the medical care underlying the benefits.

The structure is designed to keep the employee’s election and the employer-funded reimbursement function economically and administratively separate.

See what the ESPA looks like for your team.

We will model the ESPA for your specific census and return a per-employee picture. About 15 minutes.

Frequently asked questions

ESPA is an employer-sponsored medical benefits program designed to work alongside existing major medical coverage. It combines an Employer-Sponsored Medical Benefit that eligible employees may elect through Section 125 with a separately employer-funded Self-Insured Medical Reimbursement Plan, or SIMRP.
No. ESPA is designed to work alongside existing major medical coverage and is not represented as a substitute for major medical insurance.
ESPA is designed to deliver substantial additional employee value while managing the payroll impact of the program. Actual paycheck results can vary based on wages, withholding, elections and individual payroll circumstances.
About 30 days from contract signature to the first payroll cycle reflecting the plan.

Employers with W-2 employees, from small businesses to large enterprises. The plan works for C-Corps, S-Corps, LLCs, partnerships, nonprofits, and municipalities.