Working on Your Behalf
Tri-State Business Group on Health (TSBGH) is a non-profit organization that was created by businesses in the Evansville-area to advocate for them in their quest for providing quality and affordable health care coverage for their employees - something that cannot be taken for granted.  Basically, if you are a business in the Evansville-area (including Southwest Indiana and Northwest Kentucky), we are here for you and because of you.  Together, large, mid-size and small companies work together to add value and innovation in the health marketplace.

How We Bring Value To You
Networking is vital and TSBGH offers member companies the opportunity to network and collaborate with other employers striving to create better and innovative health care options.  Through our membership in the National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH), TSBGH members receive expertise, resources and a voice that represents our community-based interests at a national level.

We believe that working together is key and TSBGH continually explores opportunities for group action.  TSBGH offer members the ability to participate in a large, group purchasing program that allows them to manage prescription drug benefits under a flexible, innovative and cost-effective pharmacy benefit plan.

Advocacy and assistance is also important because many employers do not have the time or expertise to create the most cost-effective benefit programs.  TSBGH works side-by-side with member companies to provide advisory assistance with plan design and analysis at the planning stages, during implementation and beyond.

Benchmarking is critical so to help member companies analyze their health plan design and costs, TSBGH conducts an annual survey of health plans among Southwestern Indiana and Northwestern Kentucky employers.  TSBGH creates regional, normative benchmark reports aggregating the experience of area businesses offering HMO, PPO and Point-of-Service plan options.

Education and information is power and TSBGH provides opportunities for members and company representatives to stay current on emerging health care issues from both a regional and national perspective.  Timely communication in provided to members via Email providing member companies with federal, state and local health care updates.

Becoming A Member
Membership in Tri-State Business Group on Health is open to virtually any business in the Tri-State area.  
(Contact our office for the small list of types of businesses that are not eligible for membership.)

Becoming a member of TSBGH is easy - and it adds value and innovation to the benefits that you offer your employees.  As a member, you have the opportunity to:

• Network with colleagues at member meetings

• Participate in programs that deliver value through multi-employer collaboration

• Access the research and consulting resources TSBGH offers, including up to 10 dedicated consulting hours per year for each TSBGH member company

• Participate in benefit surveys and receive comprehensive survey results at no or a reduced cost

• Learn about local, regional and national marketplace practices and trends through educational forums, written communications and individual consultation

• Attend health care symposiums that feature speakers from nationally-recognized organizations

• Receive expert advice regarding pharmacy benefit design and pharmacy benefit programs

• Learn about employee consumerism tools such as benefit design changes and self-care programs

• Receive assistance in implementing, expanding and evaluating employee worksite wellness programs 

Membership dues are based on the number of employees you have according to the following schedule:

While membership dues do not make up our entire operating budget, they are a significant contribution.  It is the support from all of our members, large and small, that enables us to remain a credible force in our healthcare community.  Your company's participation allows TSBGH to fund our important activities and provides the strength (or clout) to represent a large group of employers and "covered lives".

Contact Lisa Gish, Executive Director to learn more about becoming a member and being able to take part in all of the benefits of membership in TSBGH.

TSBGH Members
TSBGH members are large, mid-size, and small businesses.  They have fully-insured and/or self-funded health plans for their employees.  They are headquartered in this region or are one location of a national company.  Despite the wide number of differences, all members share one common trait:

Their employees get their health care in this region which means they have a vested interest in the quality and cost of that care.

For a list of our current members, click here.