AUSTIN, Texas — October 8, 2025 — Leads & Copy — Merit Medicine has announced the licensing and integration of Willis Towers Watson’s (WTW) HealthMAPS® manuals into its predictive analytics solution, Merit Predict. The integration enables underwriters to assess group health risk with greater precision by connecting HealthMAPS®’ actuarial rigor with Merit Medicine’s clinically grounded, next-generation predictive modeling.
HealthMAPS® has been relied on by over 200 organizations as a comprehensive suite of health rating manuals, analytics, and software tools supporting analyses for stop-loss, prescription drugs, state-mandated benefits, and benefit relativity.
Linh Duong Ebbers, Director and HealthMAPS Product Leader at WTW, said that HealthMAPS® has long provided the actuarial foundation for group health underwriting and that they are pleased to see that foundation being leveraged by their clients in innovative ways.
Ali Panjwani, Founder & CEO of Merit Medicine, said that integrating HealthMAPS® into Merit Predict allows them to bring together trusted actuarial rating and modern predictive insight in a way that is transparent, practical, and aligned with underwriting best practices.
Merit Medicine looks forward to serving current and prospective HealthMAPS® users in new, more strategic ways, empowering them to leverage both HealthMAPS® and Merit Predict together to improve underwriting precision for small and mid-sized group health plans.
This integration reinforces Merit Medicine’s commitment to strengthening underwriting confidence and supporting sustainable performance across the self-funded ecosystem.
WTW HealthMAPS® combines rating manuals, product surveys, and web-based software solutions, offering comprehensive resources for a full range of health rating needs—whether as primary rating tools or for relative pricing factors.
Merit Medicine leverages proprietary AI technology to provide transparent, member- and group-level risk prediction analytics to support underwriters, carriers, employers, and benefit consultants. Its mission is to enhance underwriting confidence, improve plan performance, and align analytics with established actuarial practices.
Contact: Robin McGinnis, Head of Growth, PHONE: 978-708-6441 EMAIL: robin.mcginnis@meritmedicine.com
Source: Merit Medicine
