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Mark Newman, a provider contracting executive, predicted reducing payment hassles would increase the supply of providers.

The company is reportedly the fifth biggest benefits broker, with more than $1.4 billion in benefits revenue.

The cards may work smoothly more than 70% of the time, but not necessarily at big-box stores' checkout counters.

Elevance Health has paid the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services more than $342 million to settle allegations that it had overcharged the Medicare Advantage program for years.

"The No Surprises Act was designed to protect patients from unexpected medical bills, not to increase health care costs," Catherine Gaffigan, president of health solutions at Elevance Health, said in a statement.

Individual and small group health plans faced losses in 2025 as medical claims continued to climb, accelerating a shift toward alternative benefit models.