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Sword appoints Bruce Broussard to guide AI care
Bruce Broussard joins Sword’s Board, bringing deep healthcare expertise to guide partnerships and advance AI enabled care.
February 6, 2025
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Sword acquires Surgery Hero to expand growth in the UK
Sword Health acquires Surgery Hero to expand its UK presence, combining strengths to deliver better pre- and post-surgical digital MSK care worldwide.
January 23, 2025
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How outcome pricing aligns costs with measurable results
Outcome Pricing ties cost to results, aligning incentives around measurable improvements and accountable, value based care.
September 10, 2024
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Introducing the Sword Foundation
Sword Foundation will provide underserved communities access to high-quality digital MSK care and fund research in pain management.
July 23, 2024
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Sword Health Appoints Tech Veteran David Cohen as Chief Revenue Officer
Sword Health appoints David Cohen as Chief Revenue Officer, bringing deep tech and healthcare expertise to accelerate growth and expand global partnerships.
July 9, 2024
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Introducing Atlas: a new pain-fighting solution from Sword
Sword Health unveils Atlas, a new solution designed to help employers and health plans fight pain and improve workforce well-being.
November 30, 2023
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Sword Health and Employer Direct Healthcare partnership
Employer Direct Healthcare and Sword Health announce plans to integrate systems to improve cancer patient MSK pain care as well as reduce complexity and costs.
November 9, 2023
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Costco Health Solutions partners with Sword to improve member health outcomes
See how Sword and Costco Health Solutions are encouraging employees to find alternative solutions for pain and to add movement to their lives.
October 2, 2023
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How Sword became one of the fastest-growing companies in America
Learn how Sword Health achieved rapid growth during our first three years, how we’ve positively impacted our clients and members, and what our future holds.
August 16, 2023
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Dave Guilmette joins Sword Health’s Board of Directors
Sword Health welcomes Dave Guilmette to its Board of Directors, adding decades of payer and health plan leadership to advance value-based digital care.
August 9, 2023
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Sword Health partners with the National Labor Alliance to advance care
See why the National Labor Alliance of Health Care Coalitions (NLA) chose to offer Sword to its 8M members.
July 19, 2023
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Sword Health Announces Appointment of Beverly Anderson to Board of Directors
Sword Health welcomes Beverly Anderson to its Board of Directors, adding fintech and healthcare expertise to guide growth and advance digital care access.
June 8, 2023
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Sword Health Launches World’s First Platform to Predict, Prevent and Treat Pain
See how Sword Health turned its experience of making clinical-grade treatments more accessible into a single platform to help people avoid and treat pain.
May 31, 2023
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Quantum Health chooses Sword to improve MSK care and reduce costs
Sword Health partners with Quantum Health to deliver AI-powered digital MSK therapy to more members, to improve healthcare outcomes and reduce MSK costs.
May 23, 2023
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Fresh health insights
Ultimate employee benefits guide
Employee benefits aren’t just perks. In 2025, they’re a strategic lever. With rising healthcare costs, increased workforce expectations, and the permanent shift toward hybrid work, your benefits strategy isn’t just a retention tool. If you can offer the best employee benefits in your industry, you send a strong message to potential candidates (and to your existing team members). This demonstrates your company values and your bottom line. A strong employee benefits plan signals care, financial strength, and a commitment to invest in your team. A forward-looking benefits plan is a competitive advantage. It influences recruiting outcomes, impacts employee health and productivity, and shapes how your organization is perceived. We want to help you understand the full landscape of a modern benefits plan including what’s most common, and emerging trends. But what really matters is attracting and retaining top talent. This guide will focus on the most cost-effective benefits to achieve that organizational goal.
October 24, 2025 • 19 min read
Sword Editorial Team
Healthcare cost trends for 2026
Healthcare costs are rising again, and health insurance providers are feeling the pressure. After a brief slowdown at the start of the year across the macro industry, costs have continued to push higher on the back of inflation, new drug therapies, and pent-up utilization. Most benefits leaders already know the headlines, like trend lines above 7 percent and specialty drug spend surging, but what they need now are answers. Not all of this is beyond your control. Healthcare leaders can consider these broader trends to update their plans. This guide will explain the key trends impacting the industry in more detail, but the foundations of cost-effective plans are increasingly built on prevention, digital access, and value-based partnerships that drive measurable ROI. We've pulled together a high-level overview of the key trends shaping the cost basis of healthcare in 2026 and beyond. Read on to find what you need to know about the reasons for these trends, and the practical steps you can take to stay ahead.
October 10, 2025 • 8 min read
Sword Editorial Team
GLP-1 muscle loss: the hidden cost of weight loss without movement
Early indications show the drugs are helping patients lose weight. But as more research and analysis is collected, concern around GLP-1 muscle loss is building. While GLP-1s promote fast weight loss, the type of weight lost matters. Clinical research shows that up to 39% of lean body mass is lost during GLP-1 usage. Lean muscle loss from GLP-1 use presents an invisible but dangerous risk, for health insurers and patients alike. Lean muscle loss isn’t cosmetic. This has serious implications for physical health, mobility, long-term function, and cost exposure. For health plan administrators sarcopenia muscle loss adds nearly $900 in excess healthcare costs per employee annually. Lean muscle is essential. Lose it, and you compromise strength, movement, and future health.
August 22, 2025 • 14 min read
Morgan Hollis
