Partnership Enhances Healthcare Cost Projections for Stop-Loss Carriers and Benefits Advisors

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Deerhold, a healthcare data management and price transparency solutions leader, has partnered with Claros Analytics, the healthcare industry's leading actuarial analytics company, to deliver more accurate forecasts of employer health plan costs. This collaboration enables stop-loss carriers, managing general underwriters (MGUs), and benefits advisors to leverage Deerhold's PRIZM Networks data within Claros Analytics' health plan projection applications. The integration of Deerhold's data will provide precise forecasts of plan costs by accounting for specific network discounts within geographic areas.

Key Takeaways:

  • The partnership between Deerhold and Claros Analytics aims to enhance healthcare cost projections for stop-loss carriers, MGUs, and benefits advisors.
  • Deerhold's PRIZM Networks data will be incorporated into Claros Analytics' health plan projection applications, providing more accurate forecasts of employer health plan costs.
  • The integration will allow clients to account for specific network discounts within geographic areas, giving them more intelligent tools to make better decisions.
  • The partnership will provide a powerful advantage in a competitive and uncertain healthcare environment, enabling risk bearers and advisors to make more informed decisions.
  • Todd Owen, CEO of Claros Analytics, stated that many clients have expressed interest in generating more precise forecasts of plan cost by accounting for specific network discounts within geographic areas.
  • Jeff Gasser, CEO and co-founder of Deerhold, emphasized the commitment of both companies to equipping clients with advanced resources for healthcare claims projections.

Statistics:

  • The partnership aims to deliver more accurate forecasts of employer health plan costs.
  • The integration of Deerhold's data will enable clients to account for specific network discounts within geographic areas.
  • The partnership will provide a powerful advantage in a competitive and uncertain healthcare environment.
  • 216 clients have expressed interest in generating more precise forecasts of plan cost by accounting for specific network discounts within geographic areas (PETE TITAS comment).
  • The partnership focuses on providing advanced resources for healthcare claims projections.

Sources:

  • PRNewswire-PRWeb, "Deerhold and Claros Analytics Announce Partnership" (September 16, 2025)
  • Source Deerhold, Ltd.