Cost Reduction
AArete has a long history of identifying opportunities and implementing strategies to decrease operating expenses. With our deep market intelligence, we know where to look for the greatest opportunities that are unique to your organization, and we guarantee a return on investment on each engagement.
To accomplish this, we do a lot more than just identify opportunities. We bring unique ideas that not only pinpoint areas for increased ROI, but help you take action on getting there. AArete reduces costs in a non-disruptive way, and we’ve been successful in doing so.
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CHICAGO, August 27, 2025 – AArete, a leading global management and technology consulting firm, is proud to announce that Forbes has named the company among the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms 2025. AArete earned this recognition for its services, experience and expertise in the categories of Digital Transformation, Data Analytics, and Healthcare and Lifesciences.
Reading the Signals: Planning for CMS’ Proposed CY27 Direction
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AArete Data Science VP Priya Iragavarapu to ShareAI Innovations for Health Plans at AWS re:Invent
CHICAGO, November 26, 2025 – AArete, a leading provider of profitability improvement, digital transformation and strategic advisory services to healthcare payers as well as financial services clients, announced that Priya Iragavarapu, vice president of data science and AI, will be a presenter at the upcoming AWS re:Invent conference, to be held in Las Vegas from Dec. 1-5.
Navigating IT Vendor Consolidation Post-Merger: Key Considerations for IT & Procurement Leaders
Mergers and acquisitions promise efficiency gains and cost synergies, but those gains hinge on how effectively IT and procurement teams consolidate their vendors. Every merger inherits overlapping contracts, conflicting license models, and divergent pricing structures. Handled poorly, costs rise and compliance risks multiply. Handled strategically, consolidation becomes a catalyst: an opportunity to modernize infrastructure, strengthen vendor leverage, and align IT capabilities with the new organization’s growth agenda. Here are ways to best integrate IT vendors in a post-merger environment — not as an afterthought, but as a critical driver of long-term value.