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CZ Benefit Partners | FICA Tax Savings & Employee Benefits Strategy
The Real Cost of Doing Nothing

Most business owners don't know there's a smarter way to run benefits.

They're paying full FICA taxes, offering the same tired voluntary options, and wondering why their best people keep leaving for "better benefits" somewhere else.

The gap isn't what you're spending. It's what you're not doing with it.

"If you have employees and you're an owner who gives a damn — we should talk."
7.65%
of every dollar in wages you pay in FICA — for every employee. Most of this is recoverable through proper benefit structuring.
70%
of employees skip prescriptions due to cost. That's not a healthcare problem — it's a design problem.
$0
out-of-pocket cost for virtual care, pharmacy, and mental health in a properly structured plan. It already exists. Most employers just don't offer it.
The Process

We start with savings. Then we build around your people.

A structured approach that creates real value on day one — before we add a single voluntary benefit.

1

19-Minute Strategy Call

We run your numbers. You see exactly what FICA tax savings are available to your business and employees — no guesswork, no sales pressure.

2

Design Your Trifecta

We structure the SIMRP, the Health Screening Indemnity Plan, and your voluntary benefits strategy around your specific workforce and existing insurance.

3

Launch & Sustain

Your TPA handles the compliance and administration. Your employees get real access to care. You get reduced payroll taxes. Everybody wins.

Preventive Care Management

Reimagine wellness with a program that actually works.

A Health Screening Indemnity Plan that delivers real access — not just coverage on paper — through four pillars your employees will actually use.

Virtual Medical Care

When your employee doesn't feel well at 10pm on a Sunday, they shouldn't have to wait until Monday and pay $75 to find out it's nothing serious. 24/7 virtual care means your people get answers the moment they need them — at zero out-of-pocket cost.

Pharmacy Coverage

Most employees skip prescriptions because of the cost. That's not a healthcare problem — it's a design problem. Over 1,000 commonly prescribed medications are available at no cost, so your people stay on track instead of rationing pills and hoping for the best.

Mental Health Coverage

The biggest barrier to mental health care isn't stigma — it's access. When someone on your team needs to talk to someone, they can. No waiting weeks for an appointment, no navigating a network, no surprise bill.

Virtual Veterinary Care

70% of your employees have a pet. A sick dog at 2am is a distracted employee at 8am. 24/7 virtual vet care is the benefit your team will actually talk about — and remember when it's time to renew.

Why This Is Different

We change the sequence. Not just the benefit.

Banking got faster. Travel got transparent. Retail went on-demand. Healthcare stayed stuck. Until now.

See How It Works for You
The Old Way
Insurance First, Care Second

Enroll once a year. Get a card. Pay the co-pay. Get a bill. Try to decode it. Repeat. That's a transaction system — not a healthcare system.

The CZ Approach
Guidance Before the Claim

Access and guidance come first — before the claim, before the confusion, before the cost escalates. When employees know where to go, everything downstream gets better.

The Result
Fewer ER Visits. More Productive People.

Better medication adherence. Less HR firefighting. More engaged teams. This isn't a benefit upgrade — it's a completely different approach to how your people experience healthcare.

The Business Case
FICA Savings + Better Retention

Reduced payroll taxes today. Employees who stay because the benefits are genuinely different. Both outcomes from one strategic program.

The Three-Part Solution

What Is The Trifecta?

The SIMRP

A Section 125 premium-only plan framework that allows employees to contribute to their wellness plan pre-tax — lowering their taxable income and generating FICA savings for both sides of the payroll equation simultaneously.

Health Screening Indemnity Plan

A preventive care program that pays benefits directly when employees use wellness and preventive services — funding virtual care, pharmacy, and mental health access at little to no out-of-pocket cost. Works alongside existing insurance, not instead of it.

TPA Administration

A Third-Party Administrator handles all benefit payments, record-keeping, and compliance. You don't interact with them much, but they're the reason the program works correctly and holds up to scrutiny. The engine under the hood.

CZ Benefit Partners FAQ
Common Questions

Everything you need to know before we talk.

These are the questions we get most often. If yours isn't here, the 19-minute call is the right place to ask it.

A SIMRP is how your employees' contribution to the wellness plan comes out pre-tax. Instead of paying with after-tax dollars, they contribute through a pre-tax payroll deduction — which lowers their taxable income and puts more money in their paycheck without a raise. The employer saves on FICA taxes at the same time. It works alongside your existing health insurance, not instead of it.
A Health Screening Indemnity Plan is a preventive care program designed to give employees real access — not just coverage on paper. It pays benefits directly when employees use preventive and wellness services, which funds virtual care, pharmacy access, and mental health support at little to no out-of-pocket cost. It works alongside existing insurance rather than replacing it, and when structured correctly, it also generates FICA tax savings for both the employer and the employee.
A TPA — Third-Party Administrator — runs the back end of the program. They handle the benefit payments, maintain the records, and keep everything compliant. Think of them as the engine under the hood. You don't interact with them much, but they're the reason the program works correctly and holds up to scrutiny.
It depends on which component you're asking about. The Health Screening Indemnity Plan does not require you to offer major medical insurance. The SIMRP does. We'll walk you through exactly what applies to your situation in our first conversation — there's no guesswork on your end.
The contribution amount is based on the fair market value of the services included — virtual care, pharmacy access, mental health support, and preventive care. Independent actuaries calculate that value using established federal standards. This isn't a number someone invented. It's a documented, defensible calculation built to hold up under IRS scrutiny. That's what keeps the program compliant.
Book a 19-minute Zoom. That's the only first step. No forms, no commitments, no pressure. We figure out if it's a fit, run your numbers, and walk you through everything from there.
Ready to See Your Numbers?

19 minutes.
Real numbers.
No obligation.

We run your FICA savings opportunity, show you what a properly structured plan looks like for your workforce, and answer every question you have. If it's not a fit, we'll tell you that too.

  • Your actual FICA savings estimate — not a range
  • A clear picture of what employees would gain
  • Straight answers on whether this fits your situation
  • No pitch deck, no pressure, no follow-up unless you want one
Book My 19-Minute Call →

No forms  ·  No commitment  ·  No obligation

Obviously Us is committed to serving you at the highest level with all your Group Benefits needs.

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