Two professionals at a conference with "HCAA Exec Forum" text overlay.

Vālenz® Health Serving as Corporate Sponsor of HCAA Executive Forum for Third Year

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Feb. 9, 2024) — Returning for the third straight year as a corporate sponsor of the annual HCAA Executive Forum, Vālenz® Health is attending the key networking event for self-funded groups and third-party administrators later this month in Las Vegas.

“The Valenz team is always excited about kicking off the year with the HCAA Executive Forum,” said Rob Gelb, Chief Executive Officer of Valenz. “As we address key topics that are central to the Valenz mission – including adaptability through change, skating to the puck in the self-insured market, and leveraging transparency and our data-driven strengths – we expect to come away with new ideas and innovations that help us drive smarter, better, faster healthcare.”

The HCAA Executive Forum will be held Feb. 19-21 at the Bellagio. Jordan Hersh, EVP of Channel, Steve Illions, VP of Business Development, and Alex Ruiz, Client Services Executive, will attend from the Valenz team. Visit Valenz at Table 21 to learn more about how a reimagined health plan elevates experiences and simplifies the complexity of healthcare through a platform of fully integrated, member-centric solutions.

About Vālenz® Health  

Vālenz® Health is the platform to simplify healthcare – the destination for employers, payers, providers and members to reduce costs, improve quality, and elevate the healthcare experience. The Valenz mindset and culture of innovation combine to create a distinctly different approach to an inefficient, uninspired health system. With fully integrated solutions, Valenz engages early and often to execute across the entire patient journey – from care navigation and management to payment integrity, plan performance and provider verification. With a 99% client retention rate, we elevate expectations to a new level of efficiency, effectiveness and transparency where smarter, better, faster healthcare is possible. For more information, visit valenzhealth.com.

Vālenz® Health Names TJ Morrison as Senior Vice President, Innovation

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Feb. 2, 2024) — Vālenz® Health is pleased to announce that TJ Morrison has been named to a newly created executive position as Senior Vice President, Innovation.

Morrison first joined Valenz in September 2023 as Senior Vice President, Strategy, following the company’s acquisition of KISx Card, LLC. In his new role, he will steer the company’s product lifecycle management, from vision and innovation to development and marketing. Working closely with the marketing, sales and operations teams, he will lead the way in crafting products and services that bolster customer retention and align with the firm’s long-term strategic objectives.

“As a longtime champion of customer-centric solutions with a clear vision for the future, TJ is a perfect fit to take our product and service offerings forward,” said Maurice Steenland, Chief Product Officer of Valenz. “His tremendous background and skills will be key to advancing the Valenz culture of innovation, anticipating emerging market needs, and driving value as we work together to provide lasting results for our customers.”

For more than 15 years, Morrison has driven new solutions that pave the way for self-funded employers to control claim costs. Drawing from his deep experience with brokerages and TPAs, he founded KISx Card in 2016 to deliver bundled transparent pricing to local employers, and under his leadership it became one of the nation’s largest direct-contracting surgery and imaging networks. Morrison also previously held executive and management roles with Benefit Design Specialists, Inc.

“It’s been an honor to be part of this highly talented Valenz team, and I am extremely energized to take this next step in leading our product strategy,” Morrison said. “There is nothing more rewarding than creating genuine partnerships with our customers, and we have a unique opportunity at Valenz to offer groundbreaking solutions that make a real impact on the health plan of the future.”

Based in Harrisburg, Pa., Morrison earned his degree in Business Administration, Entrepreneurial Studies from Rider University.

About Vālenz® Health  

Vālenz® Health is the platform to simplify healthcare – the destination for employers, payers, providers and members to reduce costs, improve quality, and elevate the healthcare experience. The Valenz mindset and culture of innovation combine to create a distinctly different approach to an inefficient, uninspired health system. With fully integrated solutions, Valenz engages early and often to execute across the entire patient journey – from care navigation and management to payment integrity, plan performance and provider verification. With a 99% client retention rate, we elevate expectations to a new level of efficiency, effectiveness and transparency where smarter, better, faster healthcare is possible. For more information, visit valenzhealth.com.

Uncovering Errors and Overpayments for Multi-State Health Plan

Amid the growing trend of high-cost claims and the challenges of avoiding errors and overpayments, a large multi-state health plan retained Vālenz® Health in 2023 to provide wraparound second pass payment integrity support across its in-network high-dollar claims. The results: an additional savings of $120 million for an average savings of $40,000 per claim.

See how our Full Claim Review Solution created these savings by supplementing the health plan’s payment integrity program – read the case study here.

View all Valenz case studies and whitepapers here.