Develop Health vs. Forus
Our prescription AI automates the prior authorization lifecycle, and predicts medication coverage, cost, and requirements at the point of prescription for a clear path to life-changing therapy.
Trusted by leaders in modern medicine.
Trusted by leaders in modern medicine.
Here's why leading practices choose Develop Health over Forus.
Before the prescription.
Develop Health runs real-time benefit checks through direct PBM integrations while the provider is still choosing therapy, surfacing coverage, out-of-pocket cost, and PA requirements at the point of prescription. Most PA tools, begin work after the script is sent. We prevent the denial.
Before the prescription.
Develop Health runs real-time benefit checks through direct PBM integrations while the provider is still choosing therapy, surfacing coverage, out-of-pocket cost, and PA requirements at the point of prescription. Most PA tools, begin work after the script is sent. We prevent the denial.
Built as infrastructure.
Develop Health offers a full developer API alongside the provider platform. Health systems, digital health companies, and pharmacies can build benefit verification and PA automation directly into their own products. Those are capabilities that no managed-service PA vendor offers.
Built as infrastructure.
Develop Health offers a full developer API alongside the provider platform. Health systems, digital health companies, and pharmacies can build benefit verification and PA automation directly into their own products. Those are capabilities that no managed-service PA vendor offers.
Inside your EHR.
Develop Health runs natively in the prescribing workflow, including an embedded athenaOne integration, so clinicians prescribe as usual and automation happens in the background. No switching platforms, no parallel portals to check and no workflow changes.
Inside your EHR.
Develop Health runs natively in the prescribing workflow, including an embedded athenaOne integration, so clinicians prescribe as usual and automation happens in the background. No switching platforms, no parallel portals to check and no workflow changes.
Forus & Develop Health side by side
Capability
Real-time benefit verification at point of prescription (direct PBM integrations)
Out-of-pocket cost prediction before prescribing
Automated PA form selection, autofill, and submission
Clinical evidence citations attached to submissions
AI-generated appeal letters
Embedded EHR integration
Developer API
Manufacturer support / financial assistance
Pharmacy choice
Coverage, cost, and PA requirements surfaced before the script is written
Junior Development
AI-drafted with clinical evidence extracted from provider notes
Every claim in the PA is source-cited
Junior Development
Native athenaOne integration; runs inside the prescribing workflow
Full API for benefit checks, PA generation, and status
Auto-applies best available manufacturer support
Prescriptions go to the pharmacy you and your patient choose, no rerouting
Forus
Not advertised; workflow begins after prescription is sent
Not advertised
Not advertised
Not advertised
Not advertised
Works alongside your e-prescribing workflow via record extraction
Not advertised
Hubs, bridge programs, PAPs
Platform routes each prescription to "the right pharmacy"
Capability
Real-time benefit verification at point of prescription (direct PBM integrations)
Out-of-pocket cost prediction before prescribing
Automated PA form selection, autofill, and submission
Clinical evidence citations attached to submissions
AI-generated appeal letters
Embedded EHR integration
Developer API
Manufacturer support / financial assistance
Pharmacy choice
Coverage, cost, and PA requirements surfaced before the script is written
Junior Development
AI-drafted with clinical evidence extracted from provider notes
Every claim in the PA is source-cited
Junior Development
Native athenaOne integration; runs inside the prescribing workflow
Full API for benefit checks, PA generation, and status
Auto-applies best available manufacturer support
Prescriptions go to the pharmacy you and your patient choose, no rerouting
Forus
Not advertised; workflow begins after prescription is sent
Not advertised
Not advertised
Not advertised
Not advertised
Works alongside your e-prescribing workflow via record extraction
Not advertised
Hubs, bridge programs, PAPs
Platform routes each prescription to "the right pharmacy"
Capability
Real-time benefit verification at point of prescription (direct PBM integrations)
Out-of-pocket cost prediction before prescribing
Automated PA form selection, autofill, and submission
Clinical evidence citations attached to submissions
AI-generated appeal letters
Embedded EHR integration
Developer API
Manufacturer support / financial assistance
Pharmacy choice
Coverage, cost, and PA requirements surfaced before the script is written
Junior Development
AI-drafted with clinical evidence extracted from provider notes
Every claim in the PA is source-cited
Junior Development
Native athenaOne integration; runs inside the prescribing workflow
Full API for benefit checks, PA generation, and status
Auto-applies best available manufacturer support
Prescriptions go to the pharmacy you and your patient choose, no rerouting
Forus
Not advertised; workflow begins after prescription is sent
Not advertised
Not advertised
Not advertised
Not advertised
Works alongside your e-prescribing workflow via record extraction
Not advertised
Hubs, bridge programs, PAPs
Platform routes each prescription to "the right pharmacy"
Capability
Real-time benefit verification at point of prescription (direct PBM integrations)
Out-of-pocket cost prediction before prescribing
Automated PA form selection, autofill, and submission
Clinical evidence citations attached to submissions
AI-generated appeal letters
Embedded EHR integration
Developer API
Manufacturer support / financial assistance
Pharmacy choice
Coverage, cost, and PA requirements surfaced before the script is written
Junior Development
AI-drafted with clinical evidence extracted from provider notes
Every claim in the PA is source-cited
Junior Development
Native athenaOne integration; runs inside the prescribing workflow
Full API for benefit checks, PA generation, and status
Auto-applies best available manufacturer support
Prescriptions go to the pharmacy you and your patient choose, no rerouting
Forus
Not advertised; workflow begins after prescription is sent
Not advertised
Not advertised
Not advertised
Not advertised
Works alongside your e-prescribing workflow via record extraction
Not advertised
Hubs, bridge programs, PAPs
Platform routes each prescription to "the right pharmacy"
What happens before the prescription decides what happens after.
What happens before the prescription decides what happens after.
Most PA automations are reactive: the provider prescribes, the platform detects that a prior auth is needed, and automation kicks in to fill forms, submit, and chase status. That genuinely saves staff time, but the patient is already waiting, and the denial risk is already baked in, because the coverage decision happened blind.
Develop Health moves the intelligence upstream. Before the prescription is finalized, we run benefit verification across relevant medications and show the provider exactly what's covered, what it will cost the patient, and what the payer will require. Prescribing decisions get made with full visibility into the patient's plan, so more first submissions are clean and more therapies start on time.
And once that prescription is written, it goes exactly where you sent it: retail, specialty, or in-house. Develop Health automates the paperwork around the prescription, never its destination.
Most PA automations are reactive: the provider prescribes, the platform detects that a prior auth is needed, and automation kicks in to fill forms, submit, and chase status. That genuinely saves staff time, but the patient is already waiting, and the denial risk is already baked in, because the coverage decision happened blind.
Develop Health moves the intelligence upstream. Before the prescription is finalized, we run benefit verification across relevant medications and show the provider exactly what's covered, what it will cost the patient, and what the payer will require. Prescribing decisions get made with full visibility into the patient's plan, so more first submissions are clean and more therapies start on time.
And once that prescription is written, it goes exactly where you sent it: retail, specialty, or in-house. Develop Health automates the paperwork around the prescription, never its destination.
A prescription that isn't affordable or accessible is no prescription at all.
A prescription that isn't affordable or accessible is no prescription at all.
Mel van Londen, co-founder & CEO, Develop Health
Mel van Londen, co-founder & CEO, Develop Health
Proven outcomes for prescription peace of mind.
90% reduction in manual work
Eliminate manual burden by automating the medication access journey.
90% reduction in manual work
Eliminate manual burden by automating the medication access journey.
90% reduction in manual work
Eliminate manual burden by automating the medication access journey.
Approvals in under 1 day
Reduce approval time to less than a day, down from one week.
Approvals in under 1 day
Reduce approval time to less than a day, down from one week.
Approvals in under 1 day
Reduce approval time to less than a day, down from one week.
Zero friction
Seamlessly integrate into your existing EHR clinical workflows.
Zero friction
Seamlessly integrate into your existing EHR clinical workflows.
Zero friction
Seamlessly integrate into your existing EHR clinical workflows.
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FAQs
Does Develop Health integrate with my EHR?
Develop Health runs an embedded integration with athenaOne and supports additional EHR workflows. Clinicians prescribe as they normally would, while automation runs in the background.
Does Develop Health integrate with my EHR?
Does Develop Health integrate with my EHR?
Develop Health runs an embedded integration with athenaOne and supports additional EHR workflows. Clinicians prescribe as they normally would, while automation runs in the background.
Does Develop Health handle appeals?
Does Develop Health handle appeals?
Do I have to change which pharmacies I prescribe to?
Do I have to change which pharmacies I prescribe to?
How long does implementation take?
How long does implementation take?
Does the AI submit prior authorizations without human review?
Does the AI submit prior authorizations without human review?
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Fifteen minutes in your actual workflow beats any comparison table, including this one.
611 Santa Cruz Ave,
Suite 201
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 374-4543
© 2026 Develop Health.
611 Santa Cruz Ave,
Suite 201
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 374-4543
© 2026 Develop Health.
© 2026 Develop Health.