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.
Trump Officials Overseeing Health Care Overhaul Previously Lobbied for Health Insurance Firms
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.
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