What Pulse Health Solutions does

Pulse Health Solutions LLC is a privately held, Cincinnati-based provider of employee benefits and risk management services focused on self-funded employers in the United States. Founded in 2011, the company operates a lean team (1-10 employees) under Medical Director Dr. Jose Luis Chavez and offers a three-pillar platform comprising Wellbeing & Risk Management consulting, E3 Diabetic Care (Engage-Educate-Enhance), and a Solutions suite that bundles self-funded program administration, the proprietary 2700MDB benefit plan design (claimed average savings of $2,700 per employee per year), telemedicine, care and disease management, an Employee Assistance Program, PHSurgery Savings, HR administration, and a pass-through Pharmacy Benefit Manager offering (Employers' Choice Rx).

Underlying the offering is a proprietary program-management technology designed to simplify deployment and administration of wellness and risk-management programs, supported by PPACA-compliant wellness protocols and empirical claims data accumulated over three decades of managed care experience. Differentiators emphasize a physician-owned, consultative clinical approach, ROI calculators that quantify potential savings from customer claims data, and partnerships with Regenexx (musculoskeletal surgery savings) and the Employers' Health Coalition of Arkansas (ECRx PBM).

The business model combines professional-services consulting fees with managed-services revenue from cost-savings programs, monetized through multi-year engagements with self-funded employers of all sizes. Distribution relies on direct consultative B2B sales supplemented by a preferred agency partner network and Third Party Administrator (TPA) relationships, with free retrospective savings analyses as the primary demand-generation mechanism; no public pricing tiers, funding rounds, or disclosed revenue figures are available.

Name

Pulse Health Solutions

Legal name

Pulse Health Solutions LLC

Website

https://pulsehealthsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pulse Health Solutions is a physician-owned Cincinnati firm that helps self-funded U.S. employers reduce healthcare costs through wellness, risk management, and benefit-design consulting delivered via proprietary technology and partner networks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employee Benefits Administration

NAICS

Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds (5251), Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers (524114)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

Chronic Condition Management & Remote Monitoring (e.g., diabetes, HTN) (HLALADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chronic Disease Management Pathways (e.g., diabetes, CHF, COPD) (HLACAGAG), Cardiometabolic RPM & Chronic Disease Management (diabetes, hypertension, CHF, obesity) (HLALAFAA)

Keywords

• Employee benefits consulting
• Wellness program management
• Self-funded health plans
• Healthcare cost reduction
• Risk management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Benefits and Wellness Consulting Services: Consulting fees for designing and implementing tailored risk management programs, wellness solutions, and employee benefits programs for self-funded employers.
2. Healthcare Cost Reduction Programs: Revenue from delivering cost-savings programs including E3 Diabetic Care, Preferred Rx Programs, Telemedicine, and Care/Disease Management solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pulse Health Solutions provides consultative employee benefits and risk management services to self-funded employers. Its core offerings include customized wellness programs, the 2700MDB benefit plan design (averaging $2,700 per employee per year in savings), the E3 Diabetic Care program, self-funded program design, telemedicine, care/disease management, EAP, pharmacy benefit management (ECRx), and HR administration support, delivered directly and through a network of TPAs, brokers, and agency partners.

Product overview

Pulse Health Solutions offers a multi-product platform focused on employee benefits, wellness, and healthcare cost management. The core offerings center around three pillars: Wellbeing & Risk Management (consultative wellness programs), E3 Diabetic Care (diabetes management through Engage-Educate-Enhance), and Solutions (including Self-Funded programs and Cost-Savings programs). Key products include the proprietary 2700MDB benefit plan design saving $2,700 per employee per year, telemedicine services, and various add-on programs such as Care and Disease Management, EAP, and PHSurgery Savings. The company also provides ROI calculator tools for employers to estimate savings. Services are delivered through partnerships with Third Party Administrators, pharmacy benefit managers (ECRx), and Regenexx for musculoskeletal surgery savings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• E3 Diabetic Care: Engage-Educate-Enhance: A multi-pronged approach to diabetes management based on access to supplies, information, and professional disease management.
• 2700MDB
• PHSurgery Savings
• PHS Consulting

Products and services

• Wellbeing & Risk Management Consultative and clinical service that designs customized wellness and risk management strategies for employers, with focus on workers' health, safety, engagement, and productivity.
• E3 Diabetic Care Diabetes management service for diabetics and pre-diabetics based on the Engage-Educate-Enhance framework, providing access to supplies, information, and professional disease management.
• 2700MDB Benefit plan design strategy that saves employers an average of $2,700 per employee per year without shifting costs to employees, often improving the underlying health plan.
• Self-Funded Programs Service that helps employers design and operate self-funded benefit programs, providing minimal risk, maximum benefits, and control over healthcare as a major operational expense.
• Telemedicine Telemedicine service providing employees quick and easy access to healthcare providers before conditions worsen.
• Care and Disease Management Disease management service helping employees manage existing health conditions and reduce associated healthcare costs.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Employee assistance program that addresses personal and workplace concerns that may cause stress in employees' lives.
• PHSurgery Savings Surgery cost savings program, offered in partnership with Regenexx, that reduces high-cost musculoskeletal surgeries for employers.
• Human Resources Administration HR administration service allowing employers to outsource the transactional HR workload while focusing on growing their business.
• Employers' Choice Rx (ECRx) Pass-through pharmacy benefit management (PBM) program, offered through partnership with Employers' Health Coalition of Arkansas, focused on delivering the lowest net drug cost for employer members and plan participants.
• Savings Calculators (ROI Tools) Suite of online calculators including the 2700MDB Savings Calculator, E3 Savings Calculator, Stop-Loss Savings Calculator, and Risk Savings Calculator that help employers estimate potential savings using their claims data.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average savings of $2,700 per employee per year
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RegenexxcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2018Partnership with Regenexx to reduce high-cost musculoskeletal surgeries. This partnership allows Pulse Health Solutions to further impact the health and risk of their clients and reduce costs related to musculoskeletal issues.
• Employers' Health Coalition of ArkansascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through which Pulse Health Solutions offers Employers' Choice Rx (ECRx), a true pass-through designed Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) focused on lowest net cost, providing unprecedented savings for employer members and plan participants.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OneDigital: OneDigital is a US employee benefits and HR consulting firm focused on self-funded employers, offering benefits advisory, well-being, and healthcare cost management. Highly comparable in target customer, service mix (wellness, disease management, self-funded design), and consultative B2B motion.
• NFP (an Aon company): NFP provides benefits brokerage, wellness, and population health solutions for mid-market and large self-funded employers. Comparable as a benefits consulting peer combining plan design, wellness, and cost-containment programs.

Emerging players

• Virgin Pulse: Virgin Pulse is an employee well-being and engagement platform sold largely to self-funded employers, addressing wellness, chronic condition management, and cost reduction. Comparable on employer-sponsored wellness and chronic disease management offerings.
• Castlight Health: Castlight Health is a digital health platform that helps self-funded employers manage healthcare costs and engage employees in benefits programs. Comparable on the cost-reduction and employee engagement angle for self-funded employers, though more technology-led than Pulse's consultative model.

Broad incumbents

• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Gallagher is a global insurance brokerage and risk management firm with a large employee benefits practice serving self-funded employers with consulting, analytics, and cost-containment tools. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating in the same employer benefits space.
• Hub International: Hub International is a large North American insurance brokerage offering employee benefits, wellness, and self-funded program consulting. Overlaps with Pulse on benefits consulting for self-funded employers but at much larger, multi-product scale.
• Marsh McLennan (Mercer): Mercer, part of Marsh McLennan, is a global health and benefits consultancy advising self-funded employers on plan design, wellness, and cost containment. Comparable in employer-targeted benefits strategy work, though at much larger scope.
• Alliant Insurance Services: Alliant is a US insurance brokerage providing employee benefits consulting, wellness, and self-funded program support. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving similar self-funded employer customers with overlapping services.
• USI Insurance Services: USI is a US insurance brokerage providing employee benefits, wellness, and risk management to mid-market and large employers. Comparable benefits consulting and risk management focus for self-funded plans.
• Brown & Brown, Inc. Brown & Brown is a large US insurance brokerage with an employee benefits division focused on self-funded employer plans and risk management. Overlaps with Pulse's benefits consulting and risk management focus at much greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pulse-health-solutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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