Bluespine Founders – from left to right – Gal Frishman -David Talinovsky -Yossi Mansano
Bluespine is an Israeli startup that offers an AI-powered platform designed to reduce healthcare costs for self-insured employers. The firm has successfully raised $7.2 million in a seed funding round led by Team8, with participation from strategic partners. This funding will fuel Bluespine’s mission to address the pervasive issue of medical overbilling, a significant contributor to the $300 billion healthcare fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) crisis.
As employer healthcare expenses have surged by 14% in the past two years, Bluespine’s innovative solution empowers plan sponsors to significantly lower costs without compromising the quality of care. By safeguarding employers from financial leakage and ensuring compliance with fiduciary obligations, Bluespine is revolutionizing the way self-insured employers manage healthcare costs.
Bluespine was co-founded by technology experts with extensive experience in AI, data analytics, cybersecurity, and enterprise solutions. Co-Founder and CEO David Talinovsky brings over 20 years of experience leading global operations servicing Fortune 50 companies. Gal Frishman, Co-Founder and CTO, previously led a unit of 120 researchers and AI experts at IBM, and Yossi Mansano, Co-Founder and VP of R&D, is the former GM of Fortinet in Israel and has over two decades of experience developing deep system architectures to serve Fortune 100 companies. The company was established under Team8’s unique Venture Creation model, led by Team8 Partner Galia Beer-Gabel.
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“Bluespine is revolutionizing how self-insured employers manage their healthcare costs, comply with ERISA regulations, and fulfill their fiduciary duties,” said David Talinovsky, Co-Founder and CEO of Bluespine. “Our goal is to fundamentally transform how companies approach healthcare benefits, leading to better outcomes and reduced costs for self-insured employers and employees.”
Unlike traditional auditing methods, which typically review only 1% of high-cost claims, Bluespine’s proprietary AI analyzes 100% of claims with high precision. Bluespine is the first-of-its kind solution to scan claims using an evidence-based approach that incorporates concepts from the cyber and anti-fraud domains. The platform leverages multiple data sources, including summary plan documents and carrier billing guidelines, to tailor its claims reviews to each employer’s specific health plan designs and coverage terms. Bluespine’s proprietary LLM model is optimized to catch even the most elusive overbilling scenarios.
