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HealthSparq Annual Consumer Survey Reveals Strong Support for Price Transparency Government Mandates PORTLAND, Ore. – May 24, 2022 – HealthSparq, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – March 22, 2022 – Ucare has selected HealthSparq, a healthcare guidance and transparency technology company serving health plans, as ...

Boston, MA – Feb 3, 2022 – Kyruus, the leader in provider search and scheduling solutions for healthcare organizations, today announced results from an unprecedented year in which it significantly expanded its customer base and market reach into the payer space. Completing the acquisition of guidance and transparency company HealthSparq, the combined organization grew its annual revenue by more than...

PORTLAND, Ore. – Nov. 16, 2021 – Survey findings released today by HealthSparq highlight new insights about the healthcare system’s move toward better payer-provider collaboration.

In addition to shared traits, respondents reported a variety of characteristics important when researching providers or selecting a new provider, with quality of care at the top of the list, followed by education, ratings/reviews, specialization in age/condition, and treatment philosophy.

PORTLAND, Ore. – July 13, 2021 – Friday Health Plans has selected HealthSparq’s guidance and transparency platform to provide online, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – May 25, 2021 – HealthSparq today announced findings from a survey of more than 1,000 people exploring perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors around healthcare transparency efforts and the implications for health plans. The findings, published in the 2021 Annual Consumer Sentiment Benchmark, reveal an urgent need for price transparency and increasing consumer demand for healthcare guidance. Most people...

Portland, OR and Boston, MA - May 19, 2021 – Geisinger Health Plan (GHP) has expanded its partnership with HealthSparq, a healthcare guidance and transparency technology company serving health plans, and its parent company, Kyruus, the leader in provider search and scheduling solutions for health systems, to make it easier for members to find the right care providers. GHP is...

BOSTON, MA – April 1, 2021 – Kyruus, the leader in provider search and scheduling solutions for health systems, today announced the completion of its acquisition of HealthSparq, a trailblazing healthcare guidance and transparency technology company serving health plans. With the transaction finalized, the combined entity now serves 70 health systems and 100 health plan brands across the United States.