Jonathan Porter Takes Helm as apree health CEO, Guiding Company as it Redefines Core Brands

Company reinvigorates Castlight Health brand to drive greater personalization
and simplify member navigation through their healthcare journey,
complementing Vera Whole Health advanced primary care offerings

SEATTLE, April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- apree health, the leader in transformative healthcare solutions, today announced that Jonathan Porter, former Chief Product Officer, has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer of the company. With the leadership change, the company is also bringing the reinvigorated Castlight Health healthcare navigation platform back into focus as a key go-to-market brand to complement its Vera Whole Health offering. The renewed focus on Castlight Health underscores the company's commitment to delivering the trusted technology and personalized support members have long relied on to successfully navigate their healthcare journeys, access tailored benefits guidance and connect with the right care at the right time.

In addition to its Castlight technology-driven healthcare navigation, apree health continues to expand its national provider network, which includes its own Vera Whole Health advanced primary care centers and partnerships with high-quality, independent providers across the country. Castlight Health's technology serves as the backbone of this integrated approach, driving engagement and connecting members to the right local and virtual care.

"Since its founding, Castlight has set itself apart as a pioneer in benefits innovation. Today benefits leaders are rethinking their strategies, seeing that success requires more than simply offering additional benefits – it's about delivering the right benefits in a smarter, streamlined and more proactive way. Castlight's platform is positioned to help them do just that," Porter said. "Looking ahead, our focus will continue to be on making healthcare more effortless and intuitive. Our brands are delivering deeper personalization, seamlessly guiding employees through their benefits, and connecting them with top-tier providers, whether virtual or in-person, to ensure they receive the best care possible for them. Together Castlight and Vera Whole Health are redefining what true navigation and personalization looks like in the digital healthcare era."

Building on a Strong Foundation for Future Growth
apree health was formed by the 2022 merger of two best-in-class companies, Castlight, a care navigator, and Vera Whole Health, which offers advanced primary care. With today's announcement, the company is simplifying its structure and offerings to address customer and market demand, which includes reviving Castlight as a standalone brand for benefits and care navigation.

As its new CEO, Porter brings a wealth of experience in healthcare transformation to execute on this vision. Before joining apree health, he served as Chief Product Officer, with responsibility for design and delivery of a comprehensive technology strategy, at Bright Health Group, a technology-enabled, value-driven healthcare company serving aging and underserved consumers with unmet clinical needs. Earlier, he held the same position at athenahealth, where he led the direction and execution of its market-leading and innovative electronic medical record and revenue cycle management platform and product portfolio. Porter also founded and led Healthcare Data Services, a provider of products to help support population health management for companies entering risk-based contracts.

Castlight: Reenvisioning the Healthcare Journey
Castlight is transforming the way employees interact with their benefits and receive care. A comprehensive healthcare navigation platform, Castlight makes it easy for members to understand, use and maximize their healthcare benefits by seamlessly connecting them with the right care at the right time.

Castlight uses a personalized, data-driven approach to help employees curate a smaller, high-quality selection of providers based on their unique needs. The platform actively guides patients to the most appropriate decisions for their personal healthcare journey, whether that is virtual care, local providers for in-person appointments, or connecting with partners for specialized care.

Castlight helps large self-funded employers; benefits administrators, brokers and advisors; and some health plans effectively manage and deploy benefits through a convenient marketplace of choice and value, while seamlessly integrating with their existing benefits partners.

To learn more, visit apreehealth.com.

About apree health
apree health brings together Castlight Health and Vera Whole Health, combining clinical advocacy and navigation with advanced primary care delivery. With this approach, apree can better understand individuals' health risks, challenges and goals; engage them with personalized outreach and recommendations; and manage their care by providing an integrated and coordinated care experience. This unique model helps patients achieve better health, lowers the total cost of care and improves the experience for individuals, employers and health plans. For more information, visit apreehealth.com.

About Castlight Health
Castlight Health simplifies healthcare navigation by providing a comprehensive and highly tailored digital platform and clinical services. Leveraging advanced personalization capabilities, Castlight identifies individual needs to deliver customized health and wellbeing experiences, guiding individuals through their unique health journeys and helping them engage with the right programs and care at the right time. Founded in 2008, Castlight enables large employers and health plans to drive better outcomes, improve engagement and maximize the value of healthcare benefits. For more information, visit www.castlighthealth.com.

About Vera Whole Health
Founded in 2008, Vera Whole Health is leading the shift to value-based care using an advanced primary care model that delivers a superior experience, providing longer appointments, same or next-day access, and both in-person and virtual care. By integrating data-driven insights and multifunctional care teams, Vera improves health outcomes, reduces total cost of care and consistently achieves a best-in-class member experience. Vera currently owns and operates care centers in 11 states across the U.S. For more information, visit my.verawholehealth.com.

SOURCE apree health