Kamal Ahuja

Simplify Healthcare, a healthcare technology company that provides software for health plans, has promoted Kamal Ahuja to chief growth officer. In the new role, Ahuja will oversee growth strategy and market expansion for the company’s Payer AI Platform.

Ahuja has held a senior sales role at Simplify Healthcare for more than three years, working with the company’s customers and supporting adoption of its solutions. Her new responsibilities will include expanding the use of the Payer AI Platform among health plans.

The platform supports operations across benefits lifecycle management, provider operations, customer experience and performance intelligence. It is built on a unified payer context layer and is designed to connect workflows and automation across these areas.

“Kamal has been instrumental in helping health plans navigate increasingly complex operational and regulatory challenges while advancing their digital transformation strategies,” said Ruchir Ranjan, Chief Executive Officer of Simplify Healthcare. “Her deep understanding of the payer market, customer-first approach, and ability to translate innovation into measurable business value make her uniquely positioned to help shape our strategic direction and lead our next phase of market expansion. As we expand our Payer AI Platform, Kamal will play a critical role in helping payers unlock greater efficiency, intelligence, and agility across their organizations.”

For health plans, the platform is positioned to support decision-making, operational consistency and performance across business functions. The company said Ahuja will focus on increasing adoption as payers address operational and regulatory requirements.

“I am honored to take on this role during a pivotal time for Simplify Healthcare and the industry,” said Kamal Ahuja, Chief Growth Officer, Simplify Healthcare. “Health plans are looking for practical AI solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes. Our focus is helping customers improve efficiency, accelerate decision-making, and create better experiences for members and providers. I look forward to strengthening customer partnerships, expanding our market presence, and advancing innovations that help payers achieve meaningful results.”

Under Ahuja’s new role, Simplify Healthcare will continue to focus on automation, connected workflows and insights across health plan operations.