Valenz Health has completed its acquisition of Healthcare Bluebook, merging their strengths to create a unified platform for healthcare cost and quality navigation. This integration aims to simplify healthcare, enhance member engagement, and improve payment integrity. Both companies will combine their data and functionality over time to offer better client services while maintaining current products and outcomes. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vālenz® Health announced today it has acquired KISx Card, LLC, a leader in providing self-funded plans with simplified member access to high-quality, direct-provider “non-network” solutions and care navigation for many high-spend surgical and imaging encounters.Expanding on the foundation of the Valenz Care Value Optimizer (CVO), the KISx Card company will become Vālenz® Health. Members who sign up for benefits and are eligible for surgical and imaging care will have access to care navigators who will facilitate their care and treatment with high-quality providers nationwide for procedures within general surgery, major imaging, colonoscopies and orthopedics.Valenz navigators leverage the CVO to identify the best available care options based on members’ income, location, benefits and healthcare need. Ultimately, the Valenz CVO keeps members in-network for the best possible care at the lowest cost, making it an excellent fit for integrating the member-centric services of KISx Card.“We are thrilled to bring KISx Card, their clients and their members into the growing Valenz family,” said Rob Gelb, Chief Executive Officer of Valenz. “This creates the opportunity to strengthen the Care Value Optimizer by offering seamless access to surgical and imaging services, along with concierge member navigation and scheduling support. Our customers will benefit from a transformative direction-of-care model supported by a unique blend of access points, surgical care/imaging bundles and charity care options, driving optimized experiences and significant savings.”After a nearly year-long partnership offering KISx Card services through the CVO, this is the fifth acquisition since May 2022 for Valenz, which was recently named to the annual Inc

TripleTree was the advisor on the transaction.