Cleveland Clinic and Oscar Health to Offer Co-Branded, Individual Health Insurance Plans in quoting : PR Newswire

CLEVELAND and NEW YORK, June 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cleveland Clinic and Oscar Health announced today they will offer co-branded health insurance plans to consumers in northeast Ohio, marking Oscar Health's expansion into Ohio and Cleveland Clinic's first entrée into the health insurance market with a product bearing its name. Cleveland Clinic and Oscar Health will work together to integrate their clinical and member-facing care approaches to offer consumers a seamless, guided health care experience. It's about avoiding an unnecessary trip to the doctor or a stay in the hospital, whenever possible, through better patient education, better access to care, better care coordination, better behaviors and, ultimately, better health. These health plans are anticipated to be sold on the Ohio health insurance exchange as well as off the exchange, with coverage to begin on January 1, 2018. In 2016, there were 7.1 million outpatient visits, 161,674 hospital admissions and 207,610 surgical cases throughout Cleveland Clinic's health system.




Private health care interests, particularly health insurers, have worked closely with Republican leaders to shape the next iteration of health reform. Hargan and Stannard both disclosed serving health insurance giant UnitedHealth as a client. Hargan is but one of several top HHS appointees with health insurance industry ties. In recent months, Pate's previous employer has lobbied on bills to provide waivers for health insurance companies to duck costly consumer mandates, such as prohibiting discrimination over age. UnitedHealth, which prompted worries about the ACA's tenability when it exited most of the health exchanges that underpin President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law, has lobbied the federal government on a number of issues.

Health Insurance Companies Drop Out Of NCW Health Exchange Market – KOZI

health insurance Companies Drop Out Of NCW Health Exchange MarketLast week was the deadline for Health Insurance Companies to offer their plans to be included in the 2018 Health Plan Finder Exchange. Health Insurance Companies are dropping out of the North Central Washington market. With less competition, residents could see higher premiums and fewer choices when they try to buy health insurance for next year. That's the only way in Washington State to get a subsidy to help lower income residents pay premiums. The way it looks now, Chelan and Douglas County residents will have only one company to choose from when they are shopping for plans through the state health insurance exchange and only two if they are looking outside the exchange.


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