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Making Healthcare Affordable and
Improving Health Outcomes Since 2018

Affordable Benefit Solutions, Technology, and Best in Class Service

CarynHealth delivers customizable healthcare solutions and technology that make benefits simpler, smarter, and more affordable for individuals, businesses, and partners.

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We’re Redefining Healthcare with Innovation & Care

CarynHealth is a solutions-based company offering innovative products in a complex healthcare world. With healthcare costs continuing to soar, CarynHealth brings customizable and customer centric solutions that help control your health benefits and administrative costs. Whether you are an individual seeking affordable health coverage, a business looking to enhance your benefits package to attract and retain key talent, or to control your overall healthcare spend – CarynHealth is here for you.

By offering unique healthcare solutions and state of the art technology – there is no other company in the industry that provides the unique products and high level of customer service that our customers enjoy.

When you partner with CarynHealth, you will quickly realize how different we are by how much we care about each one of our customers. Our goal isn’t to meet your expectations, but to exceed your expectations – every day and in every way.

We look forward to the opportunity to earn your business!

*Universal Health Fellowship is an independent healthcare sharing ministry supported by CarynHealth through administrative and technology services.

Why CarynHealth?

Customer First Approach

Customer First
Approach

Our companies provide “white glove” service to every client and their customers. Whether you are an individual participating in a Universal Health Fellowship sharing program, a business utilizing our customizable healthcare focused group products, or our cutting-edge technology you will quickly see our ultimate goal – to exceed your expectations.
Focused Portfolio

Focused
Portfolio

CarynHealth doesn’t try to be all things to all customers. Our specialized portfolio focuses on innovative health benefit solutions and technology whether our client is an insurance plan, an employee benefits plan, or a healthcare sharing solution. We know our business, let us help yours.
Stability & Agility ​

Stability
& Agility

As a privately held and well capitalized company, we are able to quickly adjust to ever changing healthcare markets and trends.

About CarynHealth

Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Alpharetta, GA, CarynHealth is a leading health benefits solutions and technology company dedicated to making healthcare simpler. With over $40 million in annual revenue and a growing national presence, CarynHealth supports more than 76,000 individuals and health-sharing members and partners with over 300 employer groups through its innovative benefit solutions.

By combining customizable healthcare and advanced technology with a customer-first approach, CarynHealth is transforming the benefits landscape – one customer at a time.

Leadership:
Mike Dendy

Mike Dendy

CEO

Jason Pak

Jason Pak

CFO

Tim Dewey

Tim Dewey

COO

Alex Funk

Alex Funk

CRO

Ownership:

CarynHealths ownership team brings financial stability, industry expertise and an unparalleled desire to help our customers and our country with solutions to lower soaring healthcare costs with alternative solutions and state-of-the-art technology.

Dr. Tom Price

Dr. Tom Price

Mike Dendy

Mike Dendy

Scott Miller

Scott Miller

John Ansay

John Ansay

Brett Carlson​

Brett Carlson

Our Solutions

Individual Solutions

  • Health Sharing Programs – affordable alternatives that help individuals and families share medical expenses within a like-minded community
  • Comprehensive Healthcare Access – flexible options for preventive, primary, and emergency care designed to fit varying lifestyles and budgets
  • Wellness & Preventive Benefits – resources and programs that encourage healthy habits, improve outcomes, and reduce overall medical costs
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Group Solutions

  • Gap/Secondary Coverage - lower out of pocket costs of deductibles, co-pays and co-insurance when combined with fully insured, level funded or self funded plans
  • Limited Benefit Medical - coverage for employees that don’t elect or aren’t offered group major medical coverage. Employees can be full-time, part-time, seasonal or hourly employees
  • Level funded Plans – offering employers more control and transparency over healthcare spending
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Technology

  • Adaptable solutions that easily & securely integrate with existing tech infrastructure and architecture
  • Cloud first approach
  • Leverage the full power of AI
  • SaaS - Low CAPEX requirements with Software as a Service solutions with option of managed service
  • Predictable OPEX cost model with a PMPM (utilization based pricing)
  • API driven modular architecture that enables real time changes and engagement
  • Transparency through easily accessible data
  • Speed to market
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For additional details please contact CarynHealth at:

1 (800) 915-9497 | info@carynhealth.com

 

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Mike Dendy

Mike Dendy

Mike Dendy is a seasoned healthcare executive and entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience in healthcare management, insurance, and business development. His career spans multiple sectors—including healthcare cost containment, third-party administration, employee benefits, and healthcare sharing—where he has consistently built and led high-performing organizations that challenge industry norms.

As Co-Founder and CEO of Caryn Health Services, Mike oversees the development of advanced software and administrative solutions that power healthcare payers and organizations nationwide. Under his leadership, Caryn Health launched Universal Health Fellowship’s healthcare sharing programs, achieving rapid growth from startup to over $40 million in annual revenue within six years.

Over the course of his career, Mike has founded and led multiple successful ventures, including firms specializing in healthcare cost containment and pricing transparency. He is recognized for pioneering new models of healthcare payment and administration that drive efficiency and affordability across the industry

Over the course of his career, Mike has founded and led multiple successful ventures, including firms specializing in healthcare cost containment and pricing transparency. He is recognized for pioneering new models of healthcare payment and administration that drive efficiency and affordability across the industry

Jason Pak

Jason Pak

Jason Pak serves as the Chief Financial Officer at CarynHealth, where he oversees financial strategy, planning, and operational integrity across the organization. With a background that spans finance, operations, shared services, and enterprise systems, Jason has developed a reputation as a trusted expert in accounting, payroll, and process efficiency.

Prior to CarynHealth, Jason supported complex financial and operational structures in the human resources industry, where his deep technical knowledge in SAP ERP, PeopleSoft, and payroll positioned him as the go-to resource for both leadership and cross-functional teams.

Known for his professionalism, collaborative leadership style, and openness to new ideas, Jason brings a rare combination of financial rigor and people-centered leadership to CarynHealth.

Tim Dewey

Tim Dewey

With more than 25 years of experience leading operations across healthcare, F&I, and technology, Tim Dewey serves as Chief Operating Officer at CarynHealth. Throughout his career, Tim has helped organizations from startups to PE-backed companies to large-scale enterprises achieve meaningful operational transformation by leveraging technology, process optimization, and a relentless focus on customer experience.

Before joining CarynHealth, Tim drove significant operational excellence at OptiMedHealth Plans. He developed and implemented a digital strategy for servicing Carriers, Brokers, and Employer Groups. He developed and executed a comprehensive client retention strategy that boosted loyalty, streamlined service delivery, and strengthened carrier partnerships.

Tim’s mission is to create efficient, scalable operations that empower organizations to deliver innovative, customer-centric services in today’s dynamic healthcare landscape.

Alex Funk

Alex Funk

Alex Funk is the Chief Revenue Officer at CarynHealth and a seasoned sales executive with more than 30 years of experience leading revenue growth in the employee benefits and insurance industries. Known for his ability to develop strong distribution networks and cultivate long-standing broker relationships, Alex has spent his career helping organizations expand their reach, modernize their offerings, and deliver value-driven benefit solutions.

Prior to joining CarynHealth, Alex served as Director of Group Sales at Companion Life Insurance Company, where he led regional strategy and strengthened key partnerships across the group benefits space. Before that, he spent an impressive 24 years at Symetra Financial as Regional Director of Sales, overseeing market development, broker engagement, and new business growth across multiple territories.

Alex’s deep operational understanding of traditional insurance markets combined with his forward-thinking approach to alternative benefits, makes him a driving force in CarynHealth’s mission. He is committed to helping employers, brokers, and consumers access innovative, flexible, and cost-effective healthcare solutions.

Dr. Tom Price

Dr. Tom Price

Dr. Tom Price is a respected physician, public servant, and policy expert with over four decades of experience spanning medicine, healthcare administration, and government leadership. He is an orthopedic surgeon by training and has dedicated his career to advancing patient-centered healthcare and improving access, affordability, and quality across the U.S. healthcare system.

Dr. Price served as the 23rd U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), where he oversaw a department of more than 80,000 employees and worked to promote innovation, transparency, and efficiency in healthcare delivery. Prior to his tenure at HHS, he represented Georgia’s 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for over a decade, where he served as Chairman of the House Budget Committee and was a leading voice on healthcare reform and fiscal policy.

Before entering public service, Dr. Price founded the Orthopaedic Clinic of Atlanta and held leadership positions within the Emory University School of Medicine, where he trained residents and advanced orthopedic research.

Dr. Price earned his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree from the University of Michigan and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Emory University. His unique blend of clinical expertise, executive leadership, and deep policy experience provides invaluable guidance in shaping innovative, sustainable healthcare solutions.

Scott Miller

Scott Miller

Scott Miller is an accomplished strategist, author, and communications pioneer with more than four decades of experience advising global leaders, major corporations, and political figures. After graduating from Washington & Lee University, Mr. Miller began his career in advertising, serving as Creative Director at McCann-Erickson before co-founding the Sawyer/Miller Group in 1979.

At Sawyer/Miller, he helped shape messaging and strategy for clients including Apple, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, and numerous world leaders such as Corazon Aquino, Vaclav Havel, and Lech Wałęsa. His early work with Steve Jobs at Apple inspired the founding of Core Strategy Group, where he now serves as CEO, applying insurgent strategic principles to guide clients such as Google, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald’s, American Express, and the U.S. Special Operations Command.

Mr. Miller has co-authored several books, including Building Brandwidth, The Underdog Advantage, The Leadership Campaign, and One More Customer. A member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Fellow of the Tallberg Foundation, he continues to advise leaders and organizations around the world on strategy, branding, and leadership.

John Ansay

John Ansay

John Ansay is an accomplished business leader with over four decades of experience. He is the founder of Equian LLC, a payment integrity services and technology provider he established in 2004. Mr. Ansay is also a Principal at Ansay & Associates LLC, an independent insurance agency, where he has served since 1980. In addition to his role at Ansay & Associates, he holds multiple board and advisory positions, including serving on the Board of Directors for Connecture, Valenc, Equian, Great Point Partners, and Ansay & Associates. He is also the CEO of The Retirement Advantage, Inc. (TRA), a third-party administrator for retirement plans.

Throughout his career, Mr. Ansay has held several key positions, including Independent Director at Connecture, Inc. from 2014 to 2018, Director at The Retirement Advantage, Inc., and Principal at A.N. Ansay & Associates, Inc.

He holds a B.S. in Business from Marquette University and is a Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA). With his deep expertise across the healthcare, insurance, and retirement sectors, Mr. Ansay brings valuable insight and leadership to every organization he serves.

Brett Carlson​

Brett Carlson

Brett Carlson is a seasoned healthcare executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience spanning health plans, provider organizations, and healthcare technology companies. Mr. Carlson’s career has been defined by his commitment to transforming how healthcare is delivered, financed, and experienced. He has held senior executive roles across the healthcare ecosystem, including leadership positions focused on operational performance, member engagement, and value-based care initiatives.

Mr. Carlson held leadership positions with several national healthcare organizations, where he led large-scale initiatives in growth strategy, network development, and digital transformation. His expertise lies in building integrated health solutions that align the needs of consumers, employers, and providers while driving measurable outcomes in cost savings and care quality.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and has completed advanced studies in healthcare management and leadership. With his deep understanding of both the business and human sides of healthcare, he brings strategic insight and operational discipline to CarynHealth’s mission of creating affordable, accessible, and sustainable healthcare alternatives.