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Waystar Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: WAY) is a healthcare payment software company whose news flow centers on technology innovation, financial performance, and capital markets activity. As a provider of mission-critical, cloud-native software for healthcare payments, Waystar regularly issues updates about its AI capabilities, platform enhancements, and the impact of its solutions on revenue cycle operations for providers.
Readers of this news page can expect coverage of announcements related to Waystar AltitudeAI™, agentic intelligence, and the company’s broader vision for an autonomous revenue cycle. Recent communications have highlighted how Waystar’s AI-powered platform is used to prevent claim denials, accelerate denial appeals, improve reimbursement recovery, and reduce administrative workload across clinical documentation and billing workflows.
Waystar also reports quarterly and annual financial results, which are typically accompanied by earnings press releases and Form 8-K filings. These updates may include discussions of revenue trends, margins, key operating metrics, and guidance, as well as commentary from management on business performance. In addition, the company announces participation in investor conferences and presentations at major healthcare and technology events, reflecting its engagement with the investment community.
Corporate development and strategic transactions are another important theme in Waystar’s news. The company has announced the acquisition and integration of Iodine Software, describing how the combination of large clinical and financial datasets enhances its AI platform and expands its total addressable market. Index-related news, such as Waystar’s inclusion in the S&P SmallCap 600® Index, also appears in its releases.
For investors, analysts, and healthcare professionals, this news page provides a centralized view of Waystar’s product innovations, AI initiatives, financial disclosures, capital structure developments, and strategic milestones. Regular visits can help readers follow how the company’s software platform and data assets are evolving within the U.S. healthcare payment landscape.
Waystar Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: WAY), a healthcare payments software provider, announced a proposed public offering of 12,500,000 shares of common stock by its major shareholders EQT AB, Bain Capital, LP, and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. The Selling Stockholders will also grant underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 1,875,000 additional shares.
The offering will be led by J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and Barclays as joint lead book-running managers. Importantly, Waystar itself is not selling any shares and will not receive any proceeds from the offering. The sale is subject to SEC registration statement effectiveness and other regulatory requirements.
Waystar (Nasdaq: WAY), a healthcare payment software provider, has been named Best Overall Healthcare Payments Solutions Provider by MedTech Breakthrough for the fourth consecutive year. The company's AI-powered platform, including Waystar AltitudeAI™, has demonstrated significant efficiency improvements, reducing denial appeal times by 70% and cutting denial-prevention workflows from three days to three minutes.
Waystar's recent achievements include ranking #1 in eight out of 18 AI categories by Black Book Market Research™, receiving recognition in two revenue cycle categories by Best in KLAS®, and being included in Forbes' inaugural Most Trusted Companies in America list. The company's software solutions serve over one million healthcare providers nationwide, focusing on reducing administrative waste and streamlining healthcare payments.
Waystar (Nasdaq: WAY), a healthcare payment software provider, has announced its leadership team's participation in two major investor conferences.
Key details:
- CFO Steve Oreskovich will present at the Bank of America Securities Healthcare Conference on May 14, 2025, at 8:40 a.m. PT
- CEO Matt Hawkins will present at the William Blair 45th Annual Growth Stock Conference on June 3, 2025, at 12 p.m. CT
Both presentations will be available through live streaming on Waystar's Investor Relations website at investors.waystar.com/news-events/events. Recordings will be accessible on the same platform after the events.
Waystar reported strong Q1 2025 financial results with 14% year-over-year revenue growth reaching $256.4 million. The healthcare payment software provider achieved notable metrics including:
- Net income of $29.3 million with 11% margin
- Non-GAAP net income of $58.7 million
- Adjusted EBITDA of $107.7 million with 42% margin
- Cash flow from operations of $64 million
The company showed robust client growth with 1,244 customers contributing over $100,000 in LTM revenue, up 15% year-over-year. Net revenue retention rate reached 114%. Subscription revenue grew 18% to $125 million, while volume-based revenue increased 11% to $129.9 million.
Following these results, Waystar raised its 2025 guidance, projecting total revenue between $1.006-1.022 billion and adjusted EBITDA between $406-414 million. The company also launched Waystar AltitudeAI to enhance client workflows and financial performance.
Waystar (WAY) announced major expansions to its healthcare payment software platform, introducing new generative AI capabilities and advanced automation through AltitudeAI™. The innovations target over $440 billion in U.S. healthcare administrative waste, leveraging insights from six billion annual transactions across one million providers.
Key platform updates include:
- AltitudeAssist™ in Claim Manager - reduces claim processing time from 3 days to 3 minutes, helping prevent denials before submission
- Automated insurance identification system - achieves 55% accuracy improvement in coverage identification within 30 seconds
- Enhanced Digital First Billing - enables up to 80% patient self-service engagement and 35% reduction in print statements
The company processes transactions reaching approximately 50% of the U.S. patient population and will showcase these innovations at their Innovation Showcase event.
Waystar Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: WAY), a healthcare payment software provider, has scheduled its first quarter 2025 financial results announcement for April 30, 2025, after market close. The company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the same day to discuss the financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Investors can access a live audio webcast of the conference call through Waystar's investor relations website, with an archived version available for those unable to attend the live event.
Waystar (WAY) has released findings from a comprehensive Qualtrics market survey on 2025 revenue cycle management (RCM) trends, polling 600 healthcare RCM, finance, and technology leaders. 92% of leaders prioritize AI and advanced automation investments for RCM operations.
The study reveals six key trends:
- AI and generative AI expansion in RCM operations
- Focus on strong ROI from RCM software investments
- Enhanced cybersecurity measures
- Shift to end-to-end platforms (70% using 1-2 software partners)
- Increased patient access automation
- Strengthened cash flow through error-free claims
Healthcare organizations face significant challenges, including $20 billion spent annually on denied claims, with 60% of denials originating from front-end patient access errors. Claim denials have increased by 20%, while labor costs for claims status inquiries have risen 71% over five years.
Waystar (Nasdaq: WAY) has launched Auth Accelerate, a new solution to automate the prior authorization process in healthcare. The innovation reduces submission times by 70% and achieves 85% auto-approval rates, addressing a critical industry challenge that providers have identified as their top investment priority for 2025.
The solution decreases average payer approval wait times by 75%, from over four days to one day or less. This addresses a significant healthcare burden, as a recent American Medical Association survey revealed that over 25% of physicians report prior authorizations leading to serious adverse patient events, while 78% note that delays cause patients to abandon care.
Prisma Health, serving 1.6 million patients annually, is among the first organizations to implement Auth Accelerate. The launch follows Waystar's recent recognition as Best in KLAS for Patient Access solutions and the introduction of Waystar AltitudeAI™, including AltitudeCreate™ for denied claims appeals.
EQT has completed an underwritten public offering of 23 million shares of Waystar Holding Corp (NASDAQ: WAY) common stock, generating total gross proceeds of USD920 million. As part of the offering, EQT sold approximately 9.8 million shares, receiving gross proceeds of about USD393 million, and now holds approximately 38.8 million shares. The remaining shares were sold by other Waystar stockholders.
The offering was managed by J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs & Co. , and Barclays as joint book-running managers. Notably, Waystar did not sell any shares in the offering and received no proceeds from the sale of shares by EQT and other stockholders.
Waystar Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: WAY) has announced the pricing of a public offering where certain investment funds of EQT AB, Bain Capital, LP, and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (the Selling Stockholders) will sell 20,000,000 shares of common stock at $40.00 per share. The Selling Stockholders have also granted underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 3,000,000 additional shares.
The offering, expected to close around February 24, 2025, is being led by J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs & Co. , and Barclays as joint lead book-running managers. Waystar itself is not selling any shares and will not receive any proceeds from the offering. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and has been registered with the SEC.