Potential Cost Reduction
Identify price variations and help employees find cost-effective providers in your network
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Self-insured employers save 20-40% on healthcare costs by accessing direct contract prices
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Self-insured employers can potentially reduce healthcare costs through transparent pricing and data-driven decisions
Identify price variations and help employees find cost-effective providers in your network
Track savings, monitor utilization, and make data-driven decisions with comprehensive dashboards
Enterprise-grade security designed for healthcare data privacy and protection
Transform your 55-minute morning healthcare review into a 5-minute strategic insight session
ML-based 3-12 month spending forecasts with 92% accuracy
Quality vs cost matrix for 18+ hospital networks
Track portal adoption and employee healthcare behavior
Compare performance against regional and national averages
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Compare the transparency and value of Aphenos vs traditional healthcare brokers
| Feature | Traditional Broker | Aphenos |
|---|---|---|
| Price Transparency | Hidden markup (15-25%) Broker fees are often buried in pricing | Real-time CMS data, 100% transparent See actual negotiated rates from hospitals |
| Annual Cost (500 employees) | $187,500 15% of $1.25M annual spend | $25,000 $50/employee flat fee |
| Implementation Time | 3-6 months Complex setup, multiple stakeholders | 2 weeks Quick onboarding, instant access |
| Data Ownership | Broker retains your data Limited access, export restrictions | You own 100% of your data Export anytime, full control |
| Analytics & Reporting | Quarterly PDF reports Static, outdated by time you receive | Real-time interactive dashboard Live data, predictive analytics, custom reports |
| Contract Flexibility | 3-year minimum commitment Penalties for early termination | Monthly subscription Cancel anytime, no penalties |
Traditional Broker
Hidden markup (15-25%)
Broker fees are often buried in pricing
Aphenos
Real-time CMS data, 100% transparent
See actual negotiated rates from hospitals
Traditional Broker
$187,500
15% of $1.25M annual spend
Aphenos
$25,000
$50/employee flat fee
Traditional Broker
3-6 months
Complex setup, multiple stakeholders
Aphenos
2 weeks
Quick onboarding, instant access
Traditional Broker
Broker retains your data
Limited access, export restrictions
Aphenos
You own 100% of your data
Export anytime, full control
Traditional Broker
Quarterly PDF reports
Static, outdated by time you receive
Aphenos
Real-time interactive dashboard
Live data, predictive analytics, custom reports
Traditional Broker
3-year minimum commitment
Penalties for early termination
Aphenos
Monthly subscription
Cancel anytime, no penalties
No credit card required · 14-day free trial · Cancel anytime
Securely import your historical claims data
Technology identifies patterns and potential opportunities
See negotiated rates across all providers
Monitor implementation and measure results
For over 50 years, healthcare pricing in America has operated in near-total darkness. While you could compare prices for virtually everything else in your life - from groceries to cars to homes - hospital prices remained deliberately hidden behind closed doors. The system worked like this: hospitals created massive "chargemaster" price lists with seemingly arbitrary rates, then insurance companies negotiated secret discounts in private, and you were left completely in the dark until the bill arrived. This lack of healthcare price transparency created a uniquely frustrating situation where you often paid more for medical care than the person in the next hospital room receiving the exact same procedure. The consequences were devastating - medical debt became the leading cause of personal bankruptcy, surprise bills could reach tens of thousands of dollars, and families were forced to make impossible choices between their health and their financial security. You weren't asking for much - just the same basic pricing information available for every other purchase in your life.
After decades of advocacy by patient groups and healthcare reformers, meaningful change finally arrived. In January 2021, the Hospital Price Transparency Rule took effect, requiring every hospital in America to publish their negotiated rates with insurance companies online. A year later, the No Surprises Act (2022) banned most surprise medical bills and gave patients the right to request "good faith estimates" before scheduled procedures. These landmark healthcare pricing reforms represented a seismic shift - for the first time ever, the law mandated that hospitals make their actual prices public. But there was a catch. While hospitals technically complied by posting massive data files online, most released millions of rows of incomprehensible spreadsheets that were impossible for regular people to use. Some files contained over 100,000 pages of unformatted data. Others used internal codes that only hospital billing departments could decipher. The dream of transparent medical pricing had arrived in theory, but remained frustratingly out of reach in practice.
Right now, every hospital's prices are technically public information. Somewhere in the depths of their website, there's a massive file containing every negotiated rate for every procedure with every insurance plan. But here's the problem: you still can't easily compare hospital prices to make informed decisions. You'd need to download dozens of different files in different formats, learn complex medical billing codes, cross-reference insurance contract terms, and somehow make sense of pricing variations that can exceed 1,000% for identical procedures at hospitals just miles apart. That's where Aphenos comes in. We've done the exhaustive work of processing millions of hospital pricing records, standardizing the data, and translating medical codes into plain English so you can finally do what should have been simple all along: compare hospital costs and find the best value for your care. Whether you're researching an upcoming procedure, questioning a medical bill, or just trying to understand what healthcare actually costs in your area, you now have the power to make truly informed decisions. Real prices. Real hospitals. Real transparency.
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Potential Annual Savings
$850,000
*Based on actual hospital pricing data from CMS-mandated transparency files. The 28,821% variation represents actual price differences found for X-ray procedures at Advocate Sherman Hospital between lowest ($14) and highest ($4,035) negotiated rates. Individual results will vary based on location, procedure type, insurance coverage, and provider network. Potential savings estimates are illustrative examples based on historical data analysis and do not guarantee future results. Actual savings depend on multiple factors including current contracts, utilization patterns, and implementation effectiveness. This platform provides pricing information only and does not provide medical advice. Always consult with healthcare professionals for medical decisions. Aphenos makes no warranties about the completeness, reliability, or accuracy of this information. Healthcare pricing is complex and subject to change. Platform features and compliance certifications are subject to ongoing development and validation.