CertifyOS Launched National Provider Credentialing Program

UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, and Centene have joined the effort to reduce credentialing costs across the U.S. healthcare system.

Updated on Sept. 23, 2026 in Healthcare

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CertifyOS has unveiled a new National Shared Credentialing Program designed to streamline provider verification. The initiative includes major participants like UnitedHealthcare, Cigna Healthcare, and Centene.

Why it matters

The program targets the $2 billion annually spent on credentialing by eliminating duplicative workflows and reducing enrollment wait times. By consolidating verification, it seeks to lower operational costs for payers and shorten the time clinicians spend in the enrollment cycle.

U.S. health plans currently spend between $200 and $500 per provider per recredentialing cycle. CertifyOS aims to reduce this by addressing up to 75 percent of the $2 billion in total annual industry spending on credentialing.

The players

CertifyOS

This health technology company specializes in automated provider credentialing and network management services.

UnitedHealthcare

This organization is a major American health insurance provider and a division of UnitedHealth Group.

Cigna Healthcare

This is a global health services company that provides medical, dental, and disability insurance products.

Centene

This managed care company focuses on providing programs and services to government-sponsored healthcare programs.

The details

Participating health plans will share provider rosters with CertifyOS for consolidated, primary-source verification that meets NCQA and state Medicaid standards. Clinicians will submit their credentials through a single portal utilizing their CAQH ID.

CertifyOS entered the healthcare market in 2021.
The launch of the program was announced on September 23, 2026.
The shared credentialing program is scheduled to go live in the fall of 2026.

Market Landscape

This program attempts to disrupt the fragmented status quo where payers struggle with the 90 to 120 day standard payer enrollment lag. By centralizing infrastructure, CertifyOS positions itself as a critical middleware layer between insurers and clinical networks.

Patients may experience shorter waits for their providers to become fully enrolled and covered by specific health insurance plans. While the move primarily targets corporate operations, it aims to reduce the administrative friction that currently delays clinician availability.

The takeaway

Healthcare organizations are increasingly turning to shared infrastructure to reduce the massive financial burden of redundant administrative tasks. Future efficiency in the system will likely depend on how widely these consolidated portal models are adopted by national payers.