What You Should Know:
– Tendo is proud to announce the rebranding of its MDsave for Employers solution to Tendo Care Connect—a move driven by the company’s success in the employer healthcare market.
– As Tendo continues to meet the evolving needs of the direct contracting market, the Care Connect platform is expanding its capabilities to serve both providers and self-insured employers. By acting as the transaction layer, Care Connect brings together providers looking to list care services with employers seeking high-quality, affordable care through bundled pricing.
Tendo Care Connect: Simplifying Healthcare Costs and Improving Access for Employers
Tendo Care Connect delivers predictable, all-inclusive healthcare pricing, streamlining access to high-quality care for employees while simplifying administration for employers. By seamlessly integrating with Third-Party Administrators (TPAs), Care Connect enables employers to optimize healthcare offerings through actionable insights that improve utilization and control costs. This approach ensures timely, accurate payments to providers and reduces the administrative burden of traditional insurance models. Recent partnerships, including one with Wellspan Health, demonstrate Tendo’s rising prominence in the employer healthcare market, helping providers expand their reach while allowing employers to retain talent with comprehensive benefits.
The platform’s strategic expansion comes at a critical juncture, as nearly half of patients report challenges with out-of-pocket medical expenses, putting financial strain on both employees and employers (Source: Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs, KFF, 2024). Tendo Care Connect addresses this issue by offering bundled, upfront pricing that eliminates the uncertainty of healthcare costs, reducing stress for employees. The introduction of the Tendo Quality Score further strengthens care navigation by offering a clear rating for procedure-level proficiency, empowering care navigators to guide employees toward the highest-quality care, improving outcomes, and lowering overall healthcare expenditures.
As Tendo continues to grow within the employer healthcare market, Care Connect remains a critical tool in transforming how companies manage workforce healthcare. Its ability to simplify healthcare commerce, enhance care quality, and ensure affordability positions Tendo as a leader in making high-quality care more accessible for all parties involved.
“As healthcare costs continue to rise, our platform empowers employers to offer a more affordable and seamless healthcare experience for their employees,” said Charlie Byrge, SVP of Tendo Marketplaces. “By rebranding to Care Connect, we are doubling down on our commitment to serve the employer market and helping companies provide better health benefits, reduce financial uncertainty for employees, and improve overall well-being.”
