In 2019, Nick Reber founded Garner Health with a transformative vision: to fundamentally reshape how the healthcare economy works. After serving on the leadership team at Oscar Health where he focused on analytics and data strategy, Reber recognized a critical gap in how healthcare quality was measured and how patients accessed care. The healthcare system was broken - incentives were misaligned, employers were overspending for poor outcomes, and patients struggled to identify truly high-quality doctors. Garner Health emerged from this insight as a data-driven solution to connect people with better care while reducing costs.
Today, Garner has built the largest medical claims database in the United States, encompassing over 60 billion medical records from 320 million patients. This unprecedented data asset powers sophisticated analytics that identify which doctors diagnose more accurately and deliver superior patient outcomes. The company partners with more than 700 organizations - from mid-market employers to Fortune 50 companies - offering a platform that guides employees to top-quality providers and reimburses out-of-pocket medical costs when they choose high-performing doctors. By aligning financial incentives with quality outcomes, Garner creates a system where physicians thrive by practicing excellent medicine rather than performing excessive procedures, patients achieve better health, and employers spend healthcare dollars more effectively.