[CHARLESTON, S.C.] September 1, 2025 – Today, Karias Health is introducing a new approach to healthcare navigation designed to influence decisions before they become costly claims. Through their platform called the K-card, members use the novel process of guided care intelligence to gain access to fast, human-led support in real time when care decisions are being made, shifting from a reactive system to a proactive, guided experience.
The K-Card, a simple, mobile contact card, connects members directly to a domestic concierge team. Rather than requiring users to download another app or navigate fragmented systems, the card gives members easy access to call, text, or email for support and brings together access to provider search, appointment scheduling, telehealth access, and pharmacy coordination, all in one place.
Karias Health, founded by healthcare industry veteran Nicole Semeraro, was inspired by a friend’s panicked phone call about her son’s possible broken wrist. For 10 minutes, they debated whether to go to the ER right away, or wait 30 minutes for the specialist’s office to open, knowing the difference could be thousands of dollars. That experience made it very clear to Semeraro that Americans are forced to make complex medical and financial decisions with almost no guidance each day, contributing to the nearly trillion dollars of avoidable or wasteful healthcare spending taking place in the U.S. each year.
“Traditional navigation tools or benefits platforms often fall short by focusing on the past rather than helping people understand how to make decisions that affect them now,” says Nicole Semeraro, CEO and Founder of Karias Health. “Guided care intelligence is designed to close that gap by connecting members to human support, complemented by thoughtful technology and clear next steps so people can make better choices when it still matters.”
Early engagement data underscores the need for a more accessible and timely way to access care. Within the first week of engaging with Karias Health, 70% of members save the K-Card to their phones, and nearly 35% engage concierge support within their first month. When members receive guidance at the point of decision, they consistently select higher-quality, lower-cost providers, driving measurable improvements in both care and cost outcomes. For example, one employer with approximately 90 employees saved more than $145,000 in its first 90 days partnering with Karias Health.
As healthcare costs are often locked in well before a claim is ever submitted, employers, brokers, and members are left managing the financial consequences of decisions they had limited ability to influence. While existing tools offer visibility into what happened, they rarely provide support during the brief moments when better guidance could have changed the outcome. Karias Health intervenes earlier, helping members make informed decisions when the outcome can still be changed. To learn more about Karias Health and how it can help your employees, visit kariashealth.com.
About Karias Health:
Karias Health is moving healthcare from reactive to proactive through Guided Care Intelligence that influences healthcare decisions before they are made. Beginning with the K-Card mobile contact card, Karias directly connects members with a domestic concierge team and brings together the tools to search providers, book telehealth, access pharmacy support, and more with real-time human guidance. Built as a single, orchestrated platform and navigation engine for care decisions, Karias offers a human-plus-technology approach that brings humanity to healthcare for its members, drives better clinical outcomes, and offers measurable long-term savings for employers. To learn more, visit https://kariashealth.com/
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