
Traditional health insurance is often too expensive and too complicated for employees to use. We found a way to make everyday care easier and more affordable for your team, create direct FICA tax savings for your business and work seamlessly alongside any medical benefits you already have in place.
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Check the Buoy CHAMP Overview (PDF) below for a detailed breakdown of tax savings, operational workflows and employee care access.
A clean, two-sided view of the real human value and the structural perks behind the plan.
Zero out-of-pocket expenses for the care your team actually uses.
A benefit built to protect the business as much as the team.
Owners can see exactly how much everyday value is unlocked for their team.

Experience 24/7 access to personalized healthcare at $0 cost. Board-certified doctors are available virtually to diagnose symptoms, outline treatments and send prescriptions directly to your pharmacy of choice. We treat most nonemergency conditions, including:
Licensed therapists and professional counselors are available anytime, anywhere via virtual telemedicine services. Your team has proactive, confidential access to talk through issues, such as:

A side-by-side look at the Section 125 structure: Lower tax lines, higher take-home pay.
Check Your Company's Eligibility
The benefits market is noisy, and business owners are rightfully careful. CHAMP is a 10-year, audit-protected Population Health Management program built strictly on established federal tax and benefit codes.
The CHAMP Plan works across industries. Explore how it impacts your specific field, from $0-copay mobile care to direct payroll tax efficiencies and 1099 contractor coverage.
In transportation, your hardest job isn't maintaining trucks, it's keeping drivers in them. Local clinics are useless 500 miles from home. Buoy CHAMP delivers 24/7 virtual care and $0-copay prescriptions that travel right in the cab, boosting net take-home pay via Section 125 tax savings while protecting both W-2 drivers and 1099 owner-operators.
High deductibles keep hourly staff from seeing a doctor, while high turnover eats away at restaurant margins. CHAMP pairs Section 125 tax savings with $0-copay primary care and urgent care, giving staff an immediate raise without cutting into shift tips, while unlocking available FICA Tip Credit recovery.
In salons, spas and barbershops, clients return for the professionals they trust. Built on physical strain and long hours, the beauty industry needs benefits that actually work. CHAMP provides $0-copay care, mental health support and virtual PT to keep stylists healthy and stable with solutions for both W-2 staff and 1099 booth renters.
In fulfillment centers and shipping hubs, shift call-outs and untreated minor illnesses quickly compound into missed deadlines. CHAMP delivers zero-dollar copay primary and urgent care so warehouse teams address health issues early—improving workforce reliability across W-2 floor staff and 1099 delivery drivers alike.
Skilled plant floor workers are hard to replace. Traditional health plans feature deductibles too high for shift workers to use. CHAMP leverages Section 125 tax efficiency to deliver a 'production-friendly raise' in every paycheck while providing zero-copay primary care to keep floor teams healthy, focused, and on the line.
Keeping reliable sales and store floor teams in today's market is a constant battle. CHAMP increases your hourly workers' net take-home pay without cost to your business, offering $0-copay doctor visits, mental health support and $0 prescriptions for employees who are on their feet all day.
Outdoor crews face heat, cold, repetitive strain, and demanding physical labor. High deductibles don't help field workers who wake up sore or need quick care. CHAMP gives landscape crews $0-copay urgent care, primary visits, and virtual physical therapy, boosting their net pay and keeping experienced crews on the job.
Heavy lifting, tight schedules, and physical strain define moving operations. When movers avoid care due to high out-of-pocket costs, injuries and turnover spike. CHAMP gives moving crews immediate $0-copay healthcare and higher net pay, helping you retain experienced movers and stabilize labor costs.
In staffing, your product is people. Uncovered shifts and worker drop-offs hurt client relationships. CHAMP gives staffing firms a competitive edge by offering temporary and contract workers $0-copay health benefits and higher take-home pay, boosting fill rates and freeing up resources to reinvest in recruiter growth.
Multi-unit operators need to deliver enterprise customer experiences on local margins. CHAMP turns benefits from a major cost center into a savings engine across all your franchise locations, increasing staff take-home pay, providing $0-copay care, and protecting multi-unit compliance via Harbor Shield.
Level the playing field for members and local employers. CHAMP creates direct FICA tax savings that ease pressure on union health pools while giving members and their families $0-copay access to primary care, urgent care, mental health support, and virtual vet visits.
Trapped between frozen district budgets and tax levies? CHAMP allows school districts, municipalities, and public agencies to increase employees' net take-home pay immediately without waiting for legislative approval or budget cycles—all backed by 100% audit-defended compliance.
Proving member value is everything. CHAMP allows your small and mid-sized member businesses to offer 'Fortune 500' style benefits—including $0-copay primary care, 24/7 virtual care, and $0 prescriptions—without administrative friction. By utilizing Section 125 tax efficiency, your members increase worker take-home pay while lowering their own payroll taxes, turning a cost center into a savings engine backed by full Harbor Shield audit defense.
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