Angle Health, the first vertically integrated AI platform for healthcare benefits, and Transcarent, the first agentic AI-powered health and care platform, today announced a partnership to give Angle Health members greater access to high quality, comprehensive and coordinated MSK (musculoskeletal) and surgical care. Beginning January 1, 2027, Angle Health members will have access to Transcarent’s integrated care offering through the partnership. This partnership brings a level of care and support traditionally reserved for employees of large enterprises to small and midsize businesses. As Angle Health’s MSK & Surgery Center of Excellence partner, Transcarent provides an integrated, elective care experience that helps members navigate their MSK care journey, from early intervention and treatment through surgery and recovery. When surgery is needed, members receive dedicated clinical guidance and support from initial consultation through recovery.

For patients, navigating MSK care and surgery involves a series of complex, high-stakes decisions, from choosing the right treatment path and finding an experienced specialist to coordinating care across multiple providers. For employers, the challenges extend to cost, with MSK treatments accounting for nearly 15% of total medical expenditures, according to a January 2026 analysis by benefits consulting firm Segal. Through the partnership, Angle Health members will have access, beginning January 1, 2027, to orthopedic consultations, expert medical opinions and virtual physical therapy, as well as Transcarent’s surgical Centers of Excellence across clinical categories.

The quality and availability of typical MSK and surgical care can vary significantly by geography, making it difficult to know where to turn. The Angle Health and Transcarent partnership is designed to simplify that journey, helping members access expert guidance, identify the right care path and connect with high-quality providers for their individual needs.

“Where someone lives or the size of the company they work for should not determine the quality of healthcare they can access,” said Ty Wang, co-founder & CEO of Angle Health. “Partnering with Transcarent gives our members more direct access to expert guidance, high-quality providers and coordinated support during some of the most important healthcare decisions they will have to make.”

Before moving forward with surgery, members can access orthopedic e-consults and comprehensive virtual second opinions through Accolade, part of Transcarent, to help ensure surgery is the appropriate course of care. By helping members evaluate their options earlier in the care journey, the program aims to reduce unnecessary procedures while helping those who need surgery reach high-quality providers with greater confidence. Transcarent reports a 27% surgery avoidance rate, verified through 12 months of claims follow-up.

“Great surgical care starts before anyone enters an operating room. It begins by asking a simple question: Is surgery necessary? People deserve to understand their options, access a high quality provider when surgery is needed, and have support from consultation through recovery. Our partnership with Angle Health brings that experience to more people, regardless of where they live or the size of their employer,” said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Transcarent.

For brokers and employers, the partnership provides bundled, all-in pricing that covers the full episode of care, from consultation through 30 days post-surgery. This approach gives employers greater visibility into the cost of planned procedures while reducing the fragmentation that can come with coordinating multiple providers and services. For members, it also means that cost-sharing is eliminated or significantly reduced for most participating employers, helping lower out-of-pocket costs and remove financial barriers to care.

The partnership advances Angle Health’s broader mission to give employers of all sizes access to sophisticated, personalized healthcare experiences traditionally available to much larger businesses. By integrating targeted care solutions directly into its AI-native benefits platform, Angle Health is creating a more connected healthcare experience across plan administration, navigation and care delivery.

On October 22, Tullman will join Angle Health’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing, David Slepak, for an Angle Health Fireside Chat, “Alternative Pathways to Care, Advocacy & the Consumer Healthcare Experience.” Register here.

About Angle Health

Angle Health connects thousands of employers and their employees to transparent, affordable healthcare. Through its AI-native healthcare benefits platform capable of end-to-end health plan administration, Angle Health enables businesses of any size to offer custom, integrated benefits and personalized healthcare experiences. The Angle Benefit Builder and Quote-to-Card platforms enable brokers to generate firm underwritten quotes in minutes with just a census and implement groups in real-time. To learn more, visit www.anglehealth.com.

About Transcarent

Transcarent makes it easier for people to access high-quality, affordable care with the WayFinding® platform, powered by agentic AI. Transcarent brings medical, pharmacy, and point solution benefits together in one experience — including transparent pharmacy care, 2nd.MD expert medical opinions, virtual primary care, surgery and cancer centers of excellence, and specialized support for weight health. More than 1,700 employers and health plans trust Transcarent to support 21 million members with a better experience, more access to quality care, and lower costs. Learn more at transcarent.com.

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