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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software development |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founders | Sanjay Singh; Manoj Agarwala; Tarun Upaday |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Number of locations | New York, Colorado, Pennsylvania and Noida, India (R&D center) |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Sanjay Singh (CEO) |
| Products | Software for health insurance marketplaces |
Number of employees | 500+ [1] |
| Parent | UnitedHealth Group (Optum) |
| Website | www |
hCentive, Inc. is a software company based in Reston, Virginia, known for developing cloud-based products for health insurers and state agencies involved with health insurance marketplaces.[2][3]
As of December 31, 2018, hCentive, Inc. was listed among UnitedHealth Group’s subsidiaries, indicating that the company had been integrated into UHG’s Optum business by that time.[4]
History
[edit]hCentive was founded in 2009 by Sanjay Singh, Manoj Agarwala and Tarun Upaday. The company expanded alongside the rollout of the Affordable Care Act.[5][6][7]
In 2013, media reported that approximately 125 employees worked at the corporate headquarters, with additional staff at the Noida R&D center.[1][8]
In 2022, Hcentive Technology India Pvt Ltd was amalgamated into Optum Global Solutions Pvt Ltd, alongside other Optum entities, under an NCLT Hyderabad order.[9]
Products and services
[edit]The company developed software used by state-based health insurance marketplaces. Its WebInsure State platform was used by exchanges in New York, Colorado and Kentucky.[10]
For private markets, the company offered WebInsure Private Exchange and WebInsure Exchange Manager for integration between plans, third-party administrators and related parties.[6]
In June 2014, the Massachusetts Health Connector selected Optum as systems integrator to implement an off-the-shelf exchange platform, customizing software from hCentive, with the goal of restoring functionality for the November 2014 open enrollment period.[11]
Awards and rankings
[edit]The company was ranked No. 62 on Deloitte Technology Fast 500 (2016), No. 117 on the Inc. 5000 (2014), and No. 12 on the Washington Business Journal Fast 50 (2015).[12][13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "hCentive opens R&D center in Noida". The Times of India. 13 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ Wayne, Alex; Nussbaum, Alex (1 October 2013). "Obamacare Markets Debut as Early Hurdles May Slow Signups". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ Molinsky, Eric (25 September 2013). "Tech Firms Rush to Build Health Exchanges Before Deadline". WNYC. New York Public Radio. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ "Subsidiaries of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (Exhibit 21.1)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). December 31, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ^ Green, Miranda (21 August 2013). "Technology Firms Staff Up to Build Health-Insurance Exchanges". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ a b Mangan, Dan (9 September 2013). "In Obamacare, tech entrepreneur envisions a new Expedia". CNBC. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ Weldon, David (30 September 2013). "Healthcare reform a job creation machine". Healthcare Finance News. MedTech Media. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ Weldon, David (30 September 2013). "IT efforts braced for tomorrow's Obamacare exchange launches". FierceEnterprise Communications. FierceMarkets. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ "National Company Law Tribunal (Hyderabad Bench) — Order CA (CAA) 4/2022" (PDF). National Company Law Tribunal. April 21, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ^ Kim, Meeri (25 July 2013). "Obamacare spurs creation of thousands of new jobs to explain law". Washington Post. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ Schoenberg, Shira (June 20, 2014). "Massachusetts Health Connector to pay $35 million to sever ties with technology vendor CGI over failed website". MassLive. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ^ Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Winner for 2016
- ^ 34th annual Inc. 5000
- ^ Washington Business Journal Fast 50