Healthcare Costs Are Out of Control
When Healthcare Costs Surge, Employers Pay the Price
The Problem: Costs are skyrocketing — not only because employees are overusing healthcare, but also because they’re using it inefficiently. Fragmented care, unnecessary procedures, and poor-quality decisions lead to inflated spend with limited value.
Why it Matters
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Employers now bear greater financial risk, especially self-insured groups
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Rising costs squeeze budgets and impact overall benefit strategy
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There’s no easy way to ensure employees are making high-value care decisions
Smarter care decisions.
Better outcomes.
Lower costs.
Summus connects employees to top-tier doctors at any point in their healthcare journey — guiding them to the right care, avoiding waste, and leveraging a connected network of specialists who can validate or redirect care paths.
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Clinical Navigation at the First Sign of Need
Employees talk to top doctors before they enter the system, not after costly choices are made
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Avoids Unnecessary Tests, Procedures, and Referrals
Summus helps employees understand all options and prevents missteps
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Unlocks Value from Existing Benefits
We guide employees to high-quality in-network providers and employer-sponsored solutions
Sharpen Your Strategies
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The Power of Doctor-Led Navigation
In the first year of implementing Summus, our clients have seen a striking and consistent reduction in healthcare costs. The chart below shows real member cases across employers and risk-bearing entities.
- Each blue bar represents a path that would have unfolded without Summus: care that, on average, would have cost nearly $700,000.
- Each teal bar shows what happened with Summus: thoughtful, doctor-guided interventions that brought those costs down to roughly $230,000.
That’s a nearly 70% reduction—without compromising on care quality, speed, or outcomes.