Health plan and employee benefits expertise for all size groups - franchisees and franchisors

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Dom Maggiore CEO FRANplans

Dom Maggiore | CEO | FRANplans

Experience in Small and Large Group Benefits Programs

Dom Maggiore has designed, implemented, and managed health plans for small and large businesses including specialized areas such as franchise networks, staffing agencies and unions. “By working to solve complex problems for large self-funded groups I have a wealth of experience that I apply to every client. I delve into details and crunch numbers which are essential when assessing a health plan or establishing a national benefits program for a franchise chain.”

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Employee Benefits Support

Franchising is a great way to start a business as no industry experience is necessary. You’re buying into an established brand and the franchisor provides industry-relevant training to help you succeed.

In most cases, however, franchisors do not offer or advise on health insurance and employee benefits and there is a good reason for this hands off approach.

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Employee Benefits Support

Why Franchisors' hands are tied

Joint employer laws and their impact on franchising has been in the spotlight in recent years. Franchisors who exert control over a franchisee’s employees, in any manner, could be deemed a joint employer potentially making them liable for employees they don’t directly employ or manage. This essentially prevents a franchisor from organizing a group health plan for their franchisees while missing out on buying power that could reduce the cost of health insurance for franchisees and their employees.

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The fragmented health insurance landscape is a challenge.

Another obstacle holding back franchisors from leveraging their buying power is the fragmented nature of health insurance. The market for health plans varies from state-to-state making any effort to bring uniformity and consistency to the franchise network a challenge.

Hands-on help setting up benefits

In the face of these obstacles, most franchisors leave it to franchisees to source employee benefits on their own. This is where FRANplans comes in – we assess the needs of the franchisees from how many employees they typically employ, their compensation to determine affordability, and the needs of the franchise owner themselves. With this assessment, we can establish programs at a national level that bring uniformity and affordability to the franchise system – all without any cost to the franchisor.

Read what our clients have to say

"Threshold Brands has upped the ante for our franchisees. With 600-plus units as a multi-brand franchisor of MaidPro, Men in Kilts, USA Insulation, Heating + Air Paramedics, Plumbing Paramedics, Granite Garage Floors, Pestmaster, Patio Patrol, Mold Medics, Miracle Method and Sir Grout, we have experienced the incredible benefits of Telehealth through our partnership with Memberly (FRANplan's parent company) and CirrusMD.

Memberly seamlessly implemented the CirrusMD program across our national network of franchisees. From managing monthly eligibility to providing branded member cards and brochures, they made CirrusMD a valuable healthcare solution chain-wide.

I highly recommend CirrusMD and Memberly to anyone seeking a top-notch telehealth program."

Tony Mohorn Franchise People Manager | Threshold Brands

"Running two high volume AAMCO shops takes a dedicated and healthy team. After doing my research, I purchased CirrusMD through Memberly (FRANplan's parent company) for my employees and my family. It's been extremely helpful to have an affordable benefits program that covers every employee including our part-time team members. My employees can get immediate healthcare from home or work, saving money and time.

I even enrolled my father and renewed his prescription in 5 minutes via text with the CirrusMD doctor. When my wife wasn't feeling well, CirrusMD was the perfect way to get care for someone who doesn't like to visit the doctor. You can't beat the cost and convenience of this program.

The AAMCO branded benefits brochures and membership cards provided have helped build awareness and increase our ROI on the program. Branded benefits material has been helpful for hiring and retention, further increasing the value of the program."

Jason Santiago Multi-unit Franchise Owner | AAMCO

"I needed an affordable employee benefits program, and CirrusMD was a perfect fit. My employees can get healthcare without worrying about the cost or taking time off. Knowing that my employees and their families have access to a doctor within 60 seconds any time of day or night gives me peace-of-mind. By staying continuously connected to the doctor through the CirrusMD app, employees can monitor their symptoms and get prescriptions until they make a full recovery.

The program is incredibly cost effective and being able to include dependents at no extra cost is an added bonus. When an employee's child isn't feeling well, they can turn to CirrusMD any time of day or night to get immediate care and guidance.

With MaidPro branded benefits materials and membership cards provided by Memberly (FRANplan's parent company), we're able to build awareness among our employees and maintain an image consistent with a national franchise network."

Dwight Rounds Franchise Owner I MaidPro