June 26, 2025
How a Top U.S. Health Plan is on track to save $30 million in healthcare costs* in 2024 with Sword
Since partnering with Sword Health in 2022, the top health plan has seen staggering results. We’re excited to share the full story behind the projected $30M1 in healthcare savings for 2024 - and how you can learn from their success.
Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are the number one cause of chronic pain in the US2. Traditional physical therapy leaves 50% of patients dropping out after four sessions3. This compromises an efficient recovery, with many people continuing to suffer from physical pain and conditional movement.
As a large health insurer in the U.S., covering more than 7 million members, our client was committed to finding a solution: after a robust evaluation process, they selected Sword Thrive as their MSK care solution - a resource available for their health plan members. Through Sword, members get access to world-class clinical care for MSK related conditions from the comfort of home (or wherever they are).
~$30M
Projected healthcare savings by using Sword in 20244
2.7x
Estimated return on investment from the Sword healthcare program4
Remarkable success with Sword Thrive
- 92% member engagement
- $1,010 lower MSK-related surgery costs (per member per year)
- $246 lower physical therapy and chiropractic costs (per member per year)
- 4x increase in physical therapy utilization following Sword activation
- 340 fewer surgery visits per 1000 members
- 69% of participants with significant pain reported relief
Contributors to White Paper

Sword Team
Experts in pain, movement, and digital health
Footnotes
* Represents $30M in healthcare savings, calculated by Sword, for 19,256 active Thrive members between Jan - Dec ‘24. Savings were scaled based on utilization with 9 sessions defined as completion.
Sword calculates that achieving savings at this scale would result in a return on investment (ROI) of approximately 2.7x