Freedman HealthCare

What Freedman HealthCare does

Freedman HealthCare is a Massachusetts-based healthcare data consulting firm (Freedman HealthCare LLC, Burlington, MA) that specializes in All-Payer Claims Databases (APCDs) and multi-source integrated data systems for public-sector and healthcare clients. The firm designs, develops, and operates integrated data environments that combine Medicaid and commercial claims, state health and human services data, social determinants of health datasets, and healthcare workforce information, serving more than 30 states across the United States. Its core service lines are Multi-Source Integrated Data Systems, Actionable Analytics (including primary care investment measurement, behavioral health investment, alternative payment model monitoring, and hospital global budgets), Policymaking Services (policy design, regulatory alignment, data access governance, and program oversight), and Data Access and Public Reporting. The firm also publishes the APCD Journal as a thought-leadership platform and co-developed the NCP Data Layout with the APCD-Council and NAHDO to standardize non-claims payment data collection across states.

Underlying technology consists of data integration frameworks for harmonizing disparate healthcare data sources, standardized data layouts (NCP Data Layout), analytics for measuring primary care and behavioral health investment, and monitoring of alternative payment models. The firm does not sell a packaged software product; instead, its deliverables are consulting engagements, technical advisory on data requests, ongoing program oversight, and stakeholder engagement facilitation. Notable technical differentiators center on integration/interoperability across claims and social data sources and on domain specialization in APCD design and value-based care analytics.

Freedman HealthCare operates as a professional services firm with a custom, quote-based pricing model delivered through multi-year contracts with state government health agencies as the primary customer segment. Additional customers include healthcare payers and insurers (Harvard Pilgrim, Fallon Community Health Plan), health collaboratives and non-profits (CIVHC, Massachusetts Health Quality Partners, WHIO), and analytics vendors (Truven/IBM Watson Health). The firm is a privately held LLC with no disclosed external funding or acquisition history, and uses webinars, newsletters, the APCD Journal, and industry events (APCD Council, NAHDO) as its primary go-to-market channels alongside direct enterprise/government engagement.

Name

Freedman HealthCare

Legal name

Freedman HealthCare LLC

Website

https://freedmanhealthcare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Freedman HealthCare is a Massachusetts-based healthcare data consulting firm that designs, implements, and operates All-Payer Claims Databases and multi-source integrated data systems for state agencies, payers, and health collaboratives across more than 30 U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Data Consulting

NAICS

Business Support Services (5614)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLACAIAB

Healthcare Master Data Management (MDM) & Patient/Provider Identity Data

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Digital Health & Health IT/Healthcare Data Platforms, Warehousing & Governance

Keywords

• Healthcare data consulting
• All-payer claims databases
• Health policy consulting
• Healthcare analytics services
• Data integration consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Data Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for APCD planning, governance, implementation and oversight, helping state agencies design, develop, and operate integrated data environments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Freedman HealthCare is a healthcare data consulting firm that designs, develops, and operates integrated data environments for state agencies, with a primary focus on All-Payer Claims Databases (APCDs). The firm provides professional services spanning multi-source data system implementation, actionable analytics for healthcare policy and payment models, policymaking support, and data access and public reporting for state government clients.

Product overview

Freedman HealthCare is a healthcare data consulting firm offering a portfolio of interconnected services centered on All-Payer Claims Databases (APCDs) and integrated health data systems. The core offerings include Multi-Source Integrated Data Systems (for designing and operating integrated data environments), Actionable Analytics (for healthcare policy and system improvement), Policymaking Services (for data access policy design), and Data Access and Public Reporting (for comprehensive data system implementation). The firm also publishes the APCD Journal as an educational resource. The company operates on a service-based model rather than a software product platform, providing consulting, planning, governance, implementation, and oversight services to state agencies and healthcare organizations across the U.S.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• APCD Journal: A journal focused on All-Payer Claims Databases (APCDs), featuring analytics, webinars, and industry insights

Products and services

• Multi-Source Integrated Data Systems

Quantifiable outcome

• Helped more than 30 states build and use healthcare data to improve care quality, affordability, and equity

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered notable and core.

• Colorado Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIVHC uses Colorado's APCD to support health claims data analysis, including groundbreaking COVID-19 risk identification using CDC risk criteria.
• Wisconsin Health Information Organization (WHIO)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHIO developed an electronic master person identifier (eMPI) supporting outreach to populations with comorbidities suggesting higher risk of COVID-19 complications.
• Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Rhode Island EOHHS on the Health Workforce Dashboard and ecosystem dashboard describing healthcare workforce data.
• California Department of Health Access and Information (HCAI)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped the Expanded Framework for non-claims payments to offer standardized categories, subcategories, and associated definitions.
• APCD CouncilnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization working on APCD standardization; FHC participates in developing frameworks like the NCP Data Layout for non-claims payment data.
• National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop the NCP Data Layout harmonizing non-claims payment data collection across states.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Manatt Health: Manatt Health is a healthcare consulting firm providing policy, data, and analytics advisory to state agencies and payers, overlapping directly with FHC's state-level policy and data work.
• Health Management Associates (HMA): HMA is a national consulting firm focused on publicly funded healthcare, including Medicaid, behavioral health, and state health programs — directly comparable to FHC's policy and data consulting to state agencies.
• NORC at the University of Chicago: NORC delivers independent health data analytics and policy research for federal and state agencies, with comparable expertise in claims-based and population health analytics.
• Onpoint Health Data: Onpoint Health Data operates APCDs for multiple states and provides data management and analytics services — directly comparable to FHC's APCD implementation and oversight offerings.
• Mathematica: Mathematica provides policy research and data analytics consulting to state and federal health agencies, comparable to FHC's research-and-analytics engagements with state health authorities.
• Bailit Health: Bailit Health is a healthcare consulting firm serving states, employers, and plans on value-based purchasing, quality, and data analytics — overlapping with FHC's value-based and analytics advisory work.

Emerging players

• APCD Council: The APCD Council is a national learning collaborative focused on APCDs; FHC is a partner/co-developer. It is a peer ecosystem organization rather than a direct commercial competitor.
• National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO): NAHDO is a national nonprofit focused on state health data organizations; FHC co-developed the NCP Data Layout with NAHDO. Comparable as an ecosystem/standards-setting peer rather than a direct services competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Optum (UnitedHealth Group): Optum is a broad incumbent in healthcare data analytics and consulting, including state-level claims and population health analytics — a much larger peer in the same space as FHC.
• IBM Watson Health (Truven Health Analytics): Truven/IBM Watson Health provides large-scale healthcare analytics, claims data, and consulting to states and plans — listed as an FHC customer/partner and a broad incumbent in the category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/freedmanhc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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