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Business Wire
7 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Vitable Health Expands Care-Backed ICHRA Platform to Pennsylvania, Texas, and Florida Amid Rising Demand for SMB Health Benefits
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vitable Health, the leading all-in-one health benefits platform redefining care for the American workforce, today announced the availability of its care-backed ICHRA (Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement) services in Pennsylvania, Texas, and Florida. This expansion follows the company's successful launch in Ohio and reflects growing demand from small businesses for health benefits that actually deliver care, not just coverage. As healthcare costs rise and small businesses continue to be left behind by traditional group insurance models, ICHRA adoption is accelerating across the country. New U.S. Census Bureau data, analyzed by BenefitsPro, shows that Florida and Texas are among the states with the highest uninsured rates, underscoring the urgent need for solutions that help employers close coverage gaps. According to the most recent HRA Council report, 83.5% of employers offering an ICHRA or QSEHRA did not provide any health benefits prior—a sign of the model's potential to expand access where it's needed most. 'Legislation will always lag behind reality,' said Joseph Kitonga, CEO of Vitable Health. 'This expansion is about more than geography, it's about proving that small businesses don't need to wait for lawmakers to fix the system. Affordable, high-quality healthcare for the working class isn't theoretical. It's here, it's working, and it's only the beginning.' In many of these markets, small businesses are facing what Vitable Health calls 'coverage deserts,' where traditional plans have become cost-prohibitive or inaccessible. By combining ICHRA administration with unlimited virtual primary care, preventive screenings, diagnostic lab panels, and zero-dollar prescriptions, Vitable removes the friction that typically keeps benefits and care siloed. This integrated model simplifies compliance for employers while improving health access and engagement for employees, particularly in industries like home health, construction, and hospitality, where coverage has historically been out of reach. In Pennsylvania, where Vitable Health is headquartered, this expansion marks the next stage of growth in the company's largest and most mature market. In Texas and Florida, two of the country's most challenging benefits environments, Vitable Health is helping employers deliver a competitive edge by pairing cost-efficient ICHRA benefits with real care. 'With Ohio's HB 133 and Indiana's HB 1004 setting the tone and ICHRA bills surfacing in other states, the message is clear: change is coming,' Kitonga added. 'The employers who act now aren't just getting ahead of the curve—they're leading it.' With this multi-state expansion, Vitable Health is demonstrating what a new standard for small-business health benefits looks like: affordable, accessible, and centered on real care rather than bureaucracy. To learn more about Vitable Health's ICHRA and primary care offerings for small businesses, visit Vitable Health is the nation's leading health benefits platform, making healthcare better for business owners and employees. With a focus on real access over red tape, Vitable Health offers employers affordable, ACA-compliant health benefit solutions, including Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) plans, MVP plans, and ICHRA and QSEHRA options, that are packaged with Direct Primary Care and can be enhanced with Vision and Dental benefits. Every plan includes access to virtual primary care visits, mental health coaching, and over 1,000 covered prescriptions and labs with zero out-of-pocket costs. To date, Vitable Health has raised $25 million from top-tier investors, including First Round Capital, Y Combinator, Cherryrock Capital, Citi Bank's Impact Fund, Commerce Ventures, Jack Altman, Michael Seibel, Immad Akhund, and SoftBank Opportunity Fund.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Vitable Health Becomes Nationwide Virtual Primary Care Partner for Apaly, Expanding Advanced Primary Care Access for Enterprise Employees
Partnership brings Vitable's people-first Direct Primary Care and mental health services virtually to Apaly clients across all 50 states. PHILADELPHIA, May 29, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vitable Health, the nation's leading health benefits platform, announces its partnership with Apaly—a premier Advanced Primary Care (APC) marketplace serving large enterprises—to deliver seamless access to high-quality virtual care and mental health support for tens of thousands of employees across the U.S. Apaly connects major employers with best-in-class primary care partners, offering easy access to essential healthcare for tens of thousands of employees around the country. Apaly has built a strong nationwide community of in-person APC providers, and covers employees across all 50 states. "Apaly is excited to be working with Vitable to help provide top-quality care and an amazing experience for our participating plan members and employers," says Apaly's Founder and CEO Dr. Jerry Beinhauer, "Vitable has been a great partner in delivering virtual Advanced Primary Care across the U.S., which establishes a true personal relationship between the patient and their clinician." Vitable Health's virtual Direct Primary Care, helps to ensure that every employee outside of Apaly's in-person primary care nationwide community can still access compassionate, affordable, and high-quality care—no matter where they live. "Apaly's mission to bring next-generation care to the enterprise aligns perfectly with Vitable's vision of equitable and accessible healthcare," said Joseph Kitonga, founder and CEO of Vitable Health. "We're honored to work with Apaly to deliver virtual coverage nationwide and to serve enterprise employees who've long been overlooked by traditional health plans." With this partnership, Apaly and Vitable Health are setting a new standard in enterprise health benefits by ensuring that care is not bound by location. As more companies operate remotely or across multiple states, the need for scalable and inclusive healthcare access has never been more urgent. Apaly currently serves large Fortune 500 employers, among others. With Vitable Health now integrated into the Apaly marketplace, these companies can guarantee seamless virtual access to primary care, mental health, free prescriptions, and care navigation for tens of thousands of people, no matter where they live. "This is a major step toward closing the coverage gap for employees left out of traditional coverage networks," Kitonga added. "We're proud to be working with Apaly to help employers deliver care that's both modern and meaningful." About Vitable Health Vitable Health is the health benefits platform making healthcare better for everyday workers. With a focus on real access over red tape, Vitable Health offers employers affordable, ACA-compliant health benefit solutions—including MEC and MVP plans, ICHRA and QSEHRA options, Direct Primary Care, Dental and Vision coverage, and Hospital Indemnity. Every plan includes access to primary care visits, mental health services, and over 1,000 covered prescriptions and labs with zero out-of-pocket costs. To date, Vitable Health has raised $25 million from top-tier investors such as First Round Capital, Y Combinator, Cherryrock Capital, Citi Bank's Impact Fund, Commerce Ventures, Jack Altman, Michael Seibel, Immad Akhund, and SoftBank Opportunity Fund. Learn more at Images available here. About Apaly Apaly is an Advanced Primary Care marketplace built for large enterprises, connecting leading employers with best-in-class APC providers across the country. Through curated partnerships and cutting-edge health benefit infrastructure, Apaly helps large Fortune 500 companies to offer more personalized, proactive care to their teams. Learn more at View source version on Contacts media@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Wire
29-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Vitable Health Becomes Nationwide Virtual Primary Care Partner for Apaly, Expanding Advanced Primary Care Access for Enterprise Employees
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vitable Health, the nation's leading health benefits platform, announces its partnership with Apaly—a premier Advanced Primary Care (APC) marketplace serving large enterprises—to deliver seamless access to high-quality virtual care and mental health support for tens of thousands of employees across the U.S. Vitable Health Becomes Nationwide Virtual Primary Care Partner for Apaly, Expanding Advanced Primary Care Access for Enterprise Employees Share Apaly connects major employers with best-in-class primary care partners, offering easy access to essential healthcare for tens of thousands of employees around the country. Apaly has built a strong nationwide community of in-person APC providers, and covers employees across all 50 states. 'Apaly is excited to be working with Vitable to help provide top-quality care and an amazing experience for our participating plan members and employers,' says Apaly's Founder and CEO Dr. Jerry Beinhauer, 'Vitable has been a great partner in delivering virtual Advanced Primary Care across the U.S., which establishes a true personal relationship between the patient and their clinician.' Vitable Health's virtual Direct Primary Care, helps to ensure that every employee outside of Apaly's in-person primary care nationwide community can still access compassionate, affordable, and high-quality care—no matter where they live. 'Apaly's mission to bring next-generation care to the enterprise aligns perfectly with Vitable's vision of equitable and accessible healthcare,' said Joseph Kitonga, founder and CEO of Vitable Health. 'We're honored to work with Apaly to deliver virtual coverage nationwide and to serve enterprise employees who've long been overlooked by traditional health plans.' With this partnership, Apaly and Vitable Health are setting a new standard in enterprise health benefits by ensuring that care is not bound by location. As more companies operate remotely or across multiple states, the need for scalable and inclusive healthcare access has never been more urgent. Apaly currently serves large Fortune 500 employers, among others. With Vitable Health now integrated into the Apaly marketplace, these companies can guarantee seamless virtual access to primary care, mental health, free prescriptions, and care navigation for tens of thousands of people, no matter where they live. 'This is a major step toward closing the coverage gap for employees left out of traditional coverage networks,' Kitonga added. 'We're proud to be working with Apaly to help employers deliver care that's both modern and meaningful.' About Vitable Health Vitable Health is the health benefits platform making healthcare better for everyday workers. With a focus on real access over red tape, Vitable Health offers employers affordable, ACA-compliant health benefit solutions—including MEC and MVP plans, ICHRA and QSEHRA options, Direct Primary Care, Dental and Vision coverage, and Hospital Indemnity. Every plan includes access to primary care visits, mental health services, and over 1,000 covered prescriptions and labs with zero out-of-pocket costs. To date, Vitable Health has raised $25 million from top-tier investors such as First Round Capital, Y Combinator, Cherryrock Capital, Citi Bank's Impact Fund, Commerce Ventures, Jack Altman, Michael Seibel, Immad Akhund, and SoftBank Opportunity Fund. Learn more at Images available here. About Apaly Apaly is an Advanced Primary Care marketplace built for large enterprises, connecting leading employers with best-in-class APC providers across the country. Through curated partnerships and cutting-edge health benefit infrastructure, Apaly helps large Fortune 500 companies to offer more personalized, proactive care to their teams. Learn more at
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Vitable Health Becomes Nationwide Virtual Primary Care Partner for Apaly, Expanding Advanced Primary Care Access for Enterprise Employees
Partnership brings Vitable's people-first Direct Primary Care and mental health services virtually to Apaly clients across all 50 states. PHILADELPHIA, May 29, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vitable Health, the nation's leading health benefits platform, announces its partnership with Apaly—a premier Advanced Primary Care (APC) marketplace serving large enterprises—to deliver seamless access to high-quality virtual care and mental health support for tens of thousands of employees across the U.S. Apaly connects major employers with best-in-class primary care partners, offering easy access to essential healthcare for tens of thousands of employees around the country. Apaly has built a strong nationwide community of in-person APC providers, and covers employees across all 50 states. "Apaly is excited to be working with Vitable to help provide top-quality care and an amazing experience for our participating plan members and employers," says Apaly's Founder and CEO Dr. Jerry Beinhauer, "Vitable has been a great partner in delivering virtual Advanced Primary Care across the U.S., which establishes a true personal relationship between the patient and their clinician." Vitable Health's virtual Direct Primary Care, helps to ensure that every employee outside of Apaly's in-person primary care nationwide community can still access compassionate, affordable, and high-quality care—no matter where they live. "Apaly's mission to bring next-generation care to the enterprise aligns perfectly with Vitable's vision of equitable and accessible healthcare," said Joseph Kitonga, founder and CEO of Vitable Health. "We're honored to work with Apaly to deliver virtual coverage nationwide and to serve enterprise employees who've long been overlooked by traditional health plans." With this partnership, Apaly and Vitable Health are setting a new standard in enterprise health benefits by ensuring that care is not bound by location. As more companies operate remotely or across multiple states, the need for scalable and inclusive healthcare access has never been more urgent. Apaly currently serves large Fortune 500 employers, among others. With Vitable Health now integrated into the Apaly marketplace, these companies can guarantee seamless virtual access to primary care, mental health, free prescriptions, and care navigation for tens of thousands of people, no matter where they live. "This is a major step toward closing the coverage gap for employees left out of traditional coverage networks," Kitonga added. "We're proud to be working with Apaly to help employers deliver care that's both modern and meaningful." About Vitable Health Vitable Health is the health benefits platform making healthcare better for everyday workers. With a focus on real access over red tape, Vitable Health offers employers affordable, ACA-compliant health benefit solutions—including MEC and MVP plans, ICHRA and QSEHRA options, Direct Primary Care, Dental and Vision coverage, and Hospital Indemnity. Every plan includes access to primary care visits, mental health services, and over 1,000 covered prescriptions and labs with zero out-of-pocket costs. To date, Vitable Health has raised $25 million from top-tier investors such as First Round Capital, Y Combinator, Cherryrock Capital, Citi Bank's Impact Fund, Commerce Ventures, Jack Altman, Michael Seibel, Immad Akhund, and SoftBank Opportunity Fund. Learn more at Images available here. About Apaly Apaly is an Advanced Primary Care marketplace built for large enterprises, connecting leading employers with best-in-class APC providers across the country. Through curated partnerships and cutting-edge health benefit infrastructure, Apaly helps large Fortune 500 companies to offer more personalized, proactive care to their teams. Learn more at View source version on Contacts media@ Sign in to access your portfolio
Malaysian Reserve
06-05-2025
- Business
- Malaysian Reserve
New PeopleKeep Report Shows QSEHRA Is Powering Health Benefits for Underserved Small Employers
Eighth annual report reveals growth in employer contributions, rising use of spousal premium reimbursements, and key employee demographic insights INDIANAPOLIS, May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — PeopleKeep, the software-driven product line of Remodel Health, has released its eighth annual report on the qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangement (QSEHRA), shedding light on how small employers are leveraging this flexible health benefit to offer meaningful coverage to their teams. While attention in the health benefits space has increasingly focused on the rise of the individual coverage HRA (ICHRA), the QSEHRA remains a strong fit for small employers—especially those offering a benefit for the first time and seeking a simple, cost-controlled solution. The 2024 report draws on proprietary data from PeopleKeep customers and their employees using a QSEHRA between January 1 and December 31, 2024. Highlights include: Employer generosity is growing : Since 2019, employers have increased their average monthly QSEHRA allowance by 49% . : Since 2019, employers have increased their average monthly QSEHRA allowance by . Premium reimbursement flexibility : 43% of employers are enabling reimbursements for employees covered through a spouse's employer-sponsored plan. : of employers are enabling reimbursements for employees covered through a spouse's employer-sponsored plan. Younger-than-average workforce : The average age of QSEHRA recipients is 39 , lower than the national median age of American workers, which is 42 . : The average age of QSEHRA recipients is , lower than the national median age of American workers, which is . Premiums lead spending : 65% of allowances were used to pay for health, dental, and vision insurance premiums. : of allowances were used to pay for health, dental, and vision insurance premiums. Bronze and gold plans dominate: Most employees used their QSEHRA to purchase bronze or gold-level individual plans, with HMO networks as the most common choice. 'QSEHRA continues to be a powerful tool for small employers who want to do right by their team but can't afford or don't qualify for a traditional group plan,' said Austin Lehman, CEO of Remodel Health. 'This report shows that more small employers are stepping up to offer coverage—often for the first time—and using QSEHRA to do it on their terms.' As part of Remodel Health, PeopleKeep offers modern HRA administration software that makes it easy for small employers to design, launch, and manage benefits like QSEHRA with minimal administrative burden. The platform empowers employees to choose the health coverage that fits their needs while giving employers full control over costs. The full report is available for download at About PeopleKeep PeopleKeep, powered by Remodel Health, provides health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) administration software that helps small employers offer flexible, tax-free health benefits. PeopleKeep's tech-forward platform is purpose-built for employers looking for a simple, scalable alternative to traditional group health insurance. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Remodel Health
