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Cost containment software reshapes employer healthcare platforms and healthcare technology M&A activity


BGL Healthcare Technology Insider

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Employer-sponsored healthcare is shifting from fragmented point solutions to integrated technology platforms that drive real-time cost management and operational efficiency, according to a new industry report released by the Healthcare Technology investment banking team from Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL). Steady medical cost inflation, growing use of specialty drugs, higher out-of-pocket costs for employees, and increasing frustration with managing too many vendors within benefits organizations are all contributing factors driving this shift.