Zelis®, a leading provider of healthcare technology solutions, announces the appointment of Jim Bridges as President, Price Optimization. As President, Bridges will drive the strategic growth and innovation of Zelis’ price optimization business, overseeing the portfolio to deliver innovative solutions and measurable cost savings through the company’s network solutions and payment integrity offerings, while advancing Zelis’ mission to modernize the healthcare financial experience.

“Jim’s deep operational expertise and dynamic leadership will be instrumental in scaling our pricing capabilities, accelerating strategic momentum, and unlocking new opportunities for our clients,” said Amanda Eisel, CEO of Zelis. “His results-driven approach and commitment to collaboration, execution, and performance align perfectly with our values.”

Bridges brings a distinguished track record of leadership and transformation across healthcare and technology. Most recently, he served as President of the Payer Business at Datavant, where he led strategic initiatives in data connectivity and health technology advancement. His executive experience also includes leadership roles at Change Healthcare, Priority Technology Holdings, Cigna, Humana, and Coventry Health Care.

With extensive expertise spanning claims and payments, managed care, physician services, and home health, Bridges offers a rare combination of payer insight and tech-forward innovation that will be critical in scaling Zelis’ strategy.

“Throughout my career, I’ve been driven by a passion for simplifying complexity and creating meaningful impact across the healthcare ecosystem,” said Jim Bridges. “Zelis is at the forefront of modernizing the financial experience in healthcare, and I’m excited to help accelerate that mission.”

About Zelis

Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience by providing a connected platform that bridges the gaps and aligns interests across payers, providers, and healthcare consumers. This platform serves more than 750 payers, including the top 5 national health plans, regional health plans, TPAs and self-insured employers, and millions of healthcare providers and consumers. Zelis sees across the system to identify, optimize, and solve problems holistically with technology built by healthcare experts – driving real, measurable results for clients.

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