40 Years of Outperforming Traditional Health Insurance
The Coalition was established in 1982 by Savannah businesses that were concerned about the rising cost of health care and the way health care was being delivered to their employees.
- Commitment to Quality
- Value-based Group Purchasing
- Community Healthcare Education
- Healthcare Reform at the Community Level
About Us
Savannah Business Group is a business coalition that group purchases health care services for self funded employers.
Who We Are
SBG negotiates rates, services, and access with medical service providers on behalf of the members of the coalition. We represent more than 20 companies and government agencies totaling over 16,000 employees and representing in excess of 30,000 covered lives. On average, participating self-funded member companies have 70% in hospital savings. We help our members manage cost by leveraging this buying power to achieve our three main goals:
- Contain the cost of health care
- Improve the quality of the health care
- Improve the health of our community
SBG represents businesses located in Savannah, The Coastal Empire and The Low Country. SBG endorses and adheres to the principles of value based purchasing; performance measurement, transparency, public reporting, pay for performance, informed consumer choice and collective employer leadership.
What We Do
- We engage in value-based, group purchasing to improve quality and contain healthcare costs.
- We abide by a governance structure with a Board of Trustees.
- We negotiate rates, services, and access to medical providers on behalf of coalition members.
How We Do This
- We offer healthcare management for self-insured clients.
- We improve quality of healthcare for members.
- We improve efficiency, availability, and accessibility of healthcare services for member companies.
Join other companies and government agencies focused on containing healthcare costs, improving healthcare quality and improving the health of our community.
Vision
The Coalition foresees the day when:
- Employers understand their role in the healthcare market.
- Healthcare costs are under control.
- Patients and physicians have strong healthy bonds.
- Patients are knowledgeable about their conditions.
- Publicly accessible information on the performance of healthcare practitioners.
SBG believes quality care is defined as healthcare that is provided by competent practitioners using evidence based medical guidelines that produce optimal outcomes in a safe, patient centered environment. Savannah Business Group is a non-profit 501 (c)(6) corporation.
SBG Strategic Imperatives
It’s time to look at a new way of funding your health care benefits.
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