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ValenzONE: Supporting Alternative Health Plans with Solutions to Lower Costs and Deliver Higher-Quality Care

ValenzONE: Supporting Alternative Health Plans with Solutions to Lower Costs and Deliver Higher-Quality Care

Explore ValenzONE, an alternative health plan optimization platform that helps deliver lower costs, ...

April • 2026
Why Price Transparency Isn’t Enough: The Importance of Incentives in Driving Smarter Healthcare Decisions

Why Price Transparency Isn’t Enough: The Importance of Incentives in Driving Smarter Healthcare Decisions

Information is not enough to change member behavior. Discover the role financial incentives play in ...

March • 2026
Navigating Rising Health Benefit Costs: How Self-Funded Employers Can Reduce Spend in 2026

Navigating Rising Health Benefit Costs: How Self-Funded Employers Can Reduce Spend in 2026

Combat increasing healthcare costs with a full-cycle cost-containment approach. Read our ...

March • 2026
The Financial Era of Health Plan Strategy: How Employers are Rethinking their Approach to Benefit Design

The Financial Era of Health Plan Strategy: How Employers are Rethinking their Approach to Benefit Design

Learn how employers can minimize their financial risk with an integrated approach to health plan ...

February • 2026
Managing the Transition to Variable Copays: A Strategic Guide for Employers

Managing the Transition to Variable Copays: A Strategic Guide for Employers

Discover how you can save on healthcare costs and deliver a better member experience with variable ...

February • 2026
Variable Copays: A Modern Health Plan Strategy to Optimize Cost and Quality

Variable Copays: A Modern Health Plan Strategy to Optimize Cost and Quality

Learn how the cost-sharing variable copay model reduces healthcare expenses by empowering plan ...

February • 2026
How Self-Funded Employers Can Save More with Smarter Claims Repricing

How Self-Funded Employers Can Save More with Smarter Claims Repricing

Discover how a comprehensive, full-cycle approach to claims repricing delivers higher savings for ...

February • 2026
From Surprise Bills to Smarter Payments: Building a Defensible Claims Management Process

From Surprise Bills to Smarter Payments: Building a Defensible Claims Management Process

Learn how to build a better healthcare claims management strategy that eliminates waste with ...

November • 2025
Reducing High-Cost Medical Claims with Full-Cycle Payment Integrity Solutions

Reducing High-Cost Medical Claims with Full-Cycle Payment Integrity Solutions

Discover how integrating payment integrity solutions across the entire Claims Cost Arc can improve ...

October • 2025
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: The Cost of a Mammogram vs. the Price of Inaction

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: The Cost of a Mammogram vs. the Price of Inaction

Learn how Valenz Health helps plan members locate high-value, low-cost breast cancer screening and ...

October • 2025
Mastering No Surprises Act Compliance: How Payment Integrity Shields Employers from Skyrocketing IDR Costs

Mastering No Surprises Act Compliance: How Payment Integrity Shields Employers from Skyrocketing IDR Costs

Discover how the latest compliance and repricing solution from Valenz Health can help reduce the ...

October • 2025
VMS® Repricing: The Smarter Approach to Reference-Based Pricing

VMS® Repricing: The Smarter Approach to Reference-Based Pricing

Learn how the Valenz Market-Sensitive Repricing model outperforms traditional reference-based ...

October • 2025
Integrating Payment Integrity Initiatives for Better Cost Containment

Integrating Payment Integrity Initiatives for Better Cost Containment

Learn why payment integrity solutions are a key priority for Valenz Health and the iThrive Customer ...

May • 2025
Balancing Employer and Employee Spend in a High-Cost Healthcare Landscape

Balancing Employer and Employee Spend in a High-Cost Healthcare Landscape

Learn how to reduce healthcare costs for both employers and employees with strategic ...

May • 2025
Higher-Value Care, Lower Costs: How to Optimize Health Plan Designs for 2025

Higher-Value Care, Lower Costs: How to Optimize Health Plan Designs for 2025

Learn why optimizing healthcare plan design is a priority for Valenz Health and the iThrive Council ...

May • 2025
How Employers and Employees Can Work Together to Cut Healthcare Costs

How Employers and Employees Can Work Together to Cut Healthcare Costs

How can employers cut healthcare costs while still offering meaningful benefits? Discover our top ...

May • 2025
4 Ways to Encourage Employee Healthcare Shopping

4 Ways to Encourage Employee Healthcare Shopping

Many employees may not realize they can shop around for healthcare. Learn how to encourage your ...

February • 2024
How Rising Healthcare Costs Impact Retention and Recruiting

How Rising Healthcare Costs Impact Retention and Recruiting

Healthcare costs are rising and impacting employee recruitment and retention. Find out how your ...

January • 2024
3 Ways Employers Can Rein in Surgical Spend

3 Ways Employers Can Rein in Surgical Spend

Surgical spend has a massive impact on employers. Find out how to get surgical spending under ...

October • 2023
Health Conditions Driving Up Healthcare Costs

Health Conditions Driving Up Healthcare Costs

Find out what’s driving up healthcare costs, who pays the bill, and how healthcare navigation tools ...

October • 2023
How Employers Can Reduce Spend on Common Medical Procedures

How Employers Can Reduce Spend on Common Medical Procedures

Healthcare costs will continue rising this year. Ensure your company is prepared with these ...

April • 2023
From $25,000 to $5,500: Valenz Bluebook Member Shares His Savings Story

From $25,000 to $5,500: Valenz Bluebook Member Shares His Savings Story

When a Bluebook CareConnect member was quoted $25,000 for a hernia repair, a member concierge ...

July • 2020
Shannon Saved $1,500 with Valenz Bluebook's Transparency Solution

Shannon Saved $1,500 with Valenz Bluebook's Transparency Solution

Shannon used Healthcare Bluebook and saved $1,500 on an MRI just by choosing a lower-cost facility.

September • 2019

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