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Guides and insights on claims administration, healthshare operations, and running a self-funded plan.

Health Claims Software: Payer-Side vs. Provider-Side (And Which One You Need)

"Health claims software" describes two different products, billing software that submits claims, and payer software that adjudicates and pays them. How to tell which one you're shopping for, and what each has to do.

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834, 835, 837 EDI Explained: Who's Covered, What Happened, What We Paid

834, 835, 837 EDI explained in plain English, enrollment, claims, and remittance transactions, plus eligibility and status checks, and how they fit together.

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PMPM Meaning: What Per Member Per Month Actually Means

PMPM meaning explained with a worked example, how per member per month is calculated, how it differs from PEPM, how tiered PMPM rates are applied, and why it matters for software pricing.

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Switching Claims Administration Platforms: A Migration Playbook

How a TPA, self-funded plan, or healthshare actually migrates to a new claims administration platform, plans, members, claims history, accumulators, and EDI cutover, without disrupting members.

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What TPA Software Actually Costs in 2026

A straight breakdown of what claims administration software costs a TPA in 2026, setup, base fees, PMPM, and the per-claim fees that quietly add up, and how the all-in-one math changes it.

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What Is Claims Adjudication? The Full Process, Explained

What is claims adjudication? A walkthrough of how a medical claim moves from intake to payment, eligibility, pricing, cost-sharing, accumulators, and the EOB.

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The Software Stack to Run a Health Sharing Ministry

The seven systems it takes to operate a health sharing ministry, enrollment, sharing-need processing, billing, member portal, and more, and how Claimaro replaces all seven in one platform.

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The Software Stack to Administer a Self-Funded Health Plan

The seven systems it takes to administer a self-funded health plan, claims adjudication, EDI, billing, member portals, and how Claimaro replaces all seven in one platform.

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The Software Stack to Run a TPA

The seven systems it takes to run a third-party administrator, claims adjudication, EDI, billing, white-label portals, and how Claimaro replaces all seven in one platform.

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