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Vālenz Health and the expensive art of being ignored
A healthcare tool can show people where to save money. Vālenz Health is betting that reminders, rewards and a connection to the final bill can persuade them to act.
Ringmaster Wants to Retire the Spreadsheet From Self-Funded Health Care
The Boca Raton software company is betting that the messiest corner of employee benefits can be turned into one connected workflow - from the first RFP to the last reimbursement request.
The $4 Claim Check That Could Save an Employer $30,000
ClaimInformatics wants self-funded employers to stop trusting the dashboard and inspect the bill. Its pitch is simple: review every claim, document every decision, and pay the referee for the work - not for how much it denies.
Healthcare Highways
Healthcare Highways is a Frisco, Texas-based health plan and provider network company that builds and operates curated, high-performance medical provider networks. Founded in 2010, it helps self-funded and level-funded employers, health systems, brokers, and third-party administrators lower healthcare costs and improve access by aligning the interests of providers, employers, and members - offering an alternative to the large national insurance carriers.
Yuzu Health
Yuzu Health is a New York-based healthtech company that rebuilds the administrative backbone of health insurance into a single, white-labeled system of record. Operating as a vertically integrated third-party administrator (TPA), Yuzu runs the behind-the-scenes engine for claims processing, payments, and member administration, letting insurers, brokers, and self-funded employers launch highly configurable plan designs - direct provider contracts, cash-pay options, and dynamic copays - without the heavy services burden of legacy administrators. Founded in 2022, the company works with customers across all 50 states and has processed more than $1 billion in claims payment volume.
Arlo
Arlo is a New York-based health insurance startup rebuilding coverage for small and mid-sized businesses. It pairs AI-driven underwriting with value-based care and cost transparency to offer level-funded plans that make big-company benefits available to teams of roughly 10 to 150 employees, without the big-company admin. Founded in 2022 by former Palantir team lead Jan-Felix Schneider and ex-Finch engineering lead Karthik Bhaskara, Arlo raised a $4M seed round in 2025 led by Upfront Ventures and works with reinsurer Nationwide.