My Surgery Saves Health Plans $5,154 per Participant per Year

Paradigm’s My Surgery member-focused shared decision support program helps health plans and payers significantly lower total cost of care by avoiding inappropriate surgeries and costly complications, saving $5,154 in medical costs per participant annually. This Difference-in-Differences matched cohort study validates the program’s savings and outcomes improvements, showcasing how it delivers ~7:1 ROI.

The data report includes:

• Findings from My Surgery’s matched cohort study, including cost savings delivered through avoidance of inappropriate surgeries and fewer post-surgical complications
• How these two levers deliver thousands in annual medical cost savings per member
• Difference-in-Differences study methodology: the industry standard for real-world programmatic outcomes evaluation and ROI validation
• The upstream opportunity to manage preference-sensitive surgery—the surgical category fueling hidden costs across member populations and specialties