When Employee Benefits Become a Lifeline — Not Just a Line Item
I recently revisited Paul Pruitt Story from SHARx, LLC, and it’s one of the most powerful reminders of why benefits strategy matters. His journey didn’t start in a boardroom. It started as a father.
Paul’s two sons were diagnosed with a rare genetic condition that required a life-saving medication costing more than $110,000 per month per child. That is over $2.5 million per year for two children. No family, no employer, and no traditional health plan is built to sustain that kind of burden.
Instead of accepting a broken system, Paul Pruitt helped create SHARx, LLC — a transparent, ethical, employer-centric model that ensures people can access the medications they need without bankrupting families or organizations.
What struck me most is how this story reflects the human side of what we do. Employee benefits aren’t just renewal meetings, claims reports, or spreadsheets. They touch real people with real challenges whose lives depend on us doing this well.
At Gibson, we use the same SHARx, LLC solution we recommend to clients. We practice what we preach. We believe every employer deserves tools that provide better access, better outcomes, and better cost control. And every employee deserves a benefits strategy built to protect them in their most vulnerable moments.
If you're looking at 2026 and wondering how to take better care of your people while still protecting the company, solutions like SHARx, LLC should be on your radar. They change lives. They reduce waste. They provide transparency where it’s desperately needed. And they align with the kind of long-term, sustainable strategy every employer will need moving forward.
If this story resonates with you or your team, I’m always open to having a conversation. The right tools, the right partners, and the right strategy can change everything.
