San Antonio, April 22, 2025 – (Business Wire) – Carenet Health, a leader in high-tech health care services, today announced the acquisition of Balto Health Services (Balto), a medical engagement provider responsible for operations in the United States and El Salvador. This strategic move bolsters Carrenet's ability to provide customized bilingual management services for startups and mid-sized healthcare businesses looking to improve the member/patient experience.
Barth has unique expertise with agility and speed in meeting the needs of emerging payers, providers, health technology companies, especially those serving Medicare, Medicaid and government-supported groups.
“This acquisition represents more than just growth for Carenet,” said John Erwin, CEO of Carenet. “This is a catalyst to enable more American great, growing healthcare companies to deliver better care at a lower cost. Balto's proven capabilities, particularly in the involvement of bilingual patients and members, seamlessly aligns with Carrenet's mission, portfolio and roster of enterprise clients.
Carlos Barto Dano, founder and CEO of Balto Health Services, reiterated this sentiment, saying, “We are excited to join forces with Carrenet. Taking on the unique challenges of Carrenet's key technologies and broad resources opens the door to supporting a broader spectrum of companies protecting key opportunities to improve their healthcare systems.
With its expanded product, agile startup thinking, Spanish speaking ability, and an expanded geographic footprint, Carenet is well located to meet the demands of the evolving healthcare industry at scale. Not only will Balto clients benefit from increased agility, they also gain access to key technologies, insight-driven orchestration and operational excellence.
The new business unit will operate within Carenet as “Carenet Launch” under the leadership of Baltodano and will maintain its strong operational presence in Biloxi, Mississippi and El Salvador.
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For more than 20 years, Carenet Health has partnered with leading payers, providers, health technology and services companies to promote the healthcare business. Carenet combines world-class technology, data insights, AI automation, clinical expertise and skilled teams from around the world to help you measure engagement, efficiency, meaningful business and health outcomes. For more information, please visit carenethalth.com.
