Press Release

Aon’s New AI-Powered Health Network Analyzer Helps U.S. Employers Make Smarter Network Choices and Reduce Medical Spend

Issued by Aon plc

May 18, 2026

New AI-powered capability supports data-driven network decisions to better manage spend as healthcare costs are projected to rise 9.5 percent   

CHICAGO - Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, today announced the launch of its Health Network Analyzer, a new AI-powered decision-support capability that enables U.S. employers to quantify the cost, quality and access of offerings across traditional and alternative health plan networks.

As U.S. employer healthcare costs are projected to grow by 9.5 percent in 2026, benefits leaders are reprioritizing how they manage spend. According to Aon’s 2026 Employer Benefits Survey, 62 percent of respondents rated ‘Manage healthcare cost and trend’ the number one benefit priority this year, compared to 38 percent in 2024. With this shift, more than half of employers are exploring innovative network strategies to better manage costs but have historically lacked the tools to do so efficiently.

Building on Aon’s decades of leadership in network discount analysis, the Health Network Analyzer provides employers with real‑time, market‑level visibility into cost, pricing and quality variability across networks, enabling more confident decision‑making. Powered by continuously updated provider and carrier data, along with AI‑powered insights tailored to local market dynamics, the solution helps identify where new network strategies – such as value-driven care models or integrated clinical networks – are most likely to deliver measurable value. With this data‑driven insight, employers can identify strategies that have the potential to reduce medical spend by up to 15 percent, based on market options.

“The launch of Aon’s Health Network Analyzer will raise the market standard for how employers evaluate their network and vendor strategy,” said Farheen Dam, CEO of enterprise clients for Aon. “We expect this level of comprehensive data and insight to quickly become the benchmark for network decision‑making. Organizations that don’t have it will find it harder to compete on both affordability and employee experience.”

Built on market‑leading data and advanced modeling to support high‑stakes network decisions

Aon’s Health Network Analyzer is built on comprehensive carrier network and hospital price transparency data, pricing and independent quality information from thousands of healthcare providers nationwide and curated claims representing more than 50 million insured lives. By continuously analyzing this information, the capability allows employers to track how costs change over time and spot emerging local market trends, such as spikes in unit costs following carrier and health system contract re-negotiations.

This data powers real‑time, dynamic modeling and AI‑powered decision-support, where employers can interactively test different network and solution configurations including high‑performing or narrower networks, centers of excellence, alternative health plans and provider steerage strategies. This allows for consistent comparison of approaches and a robust understanding of how different combinations may affect cost, quality and access to healthcare.

“Provider Network decisions are highly visible workforce decisions and when employers reach a tipping point on costs, they need insight and clarity into the trade-offs ahead,” said Karen Simmons, North America network analytics leader for Aon. “By examining real care patterns and highlighting where cost and quality gaps exist, Aon’s Health Network Analyzer helps employers understand which network strategies are most likely to improve value, while prioritizing access to high-quality care.”

Designed to support ongoing decision‑making as healthcare markets evolve, the Health Network Analyzer reinforces Aon’s role as a trusted advisor, helping organizations navigate complex benefits decisions as part of integrated total rewards and workforce strategies.

About Aon

Aon plc (NYSE: AON) exists to shape decisions for the better — to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. Through actionable analytic insight, globally integrated Risk Capital and Human Capital expertise, and locally relevant solutions, our colleagues provide clients in over 120 countries with the clarity and confidence to make better risk and people decisions that protect and grow their businesses.

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