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Health insurance disruptors like Oscar face challenges

Feb 26, 2021
But as more people buy direct-to-consumer health insurance, innovators may find new ways to make money.
A man consults with a doctor on his laptop computer. Some innovators are influencing the medical industry through e-health services.
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Why primary care doctors are getting paid more

Jul 8, 2015
Insurers want the physicians to act as gatekeepers, making them more valuable.

The health insurance industry looks...well, healthy

Mar 26, 2015
A new report finds that the health insurance business model has adapted to the ACA.

How a $150 million investment turned into $3.3 billion

Nov 19, 2014
The Cystic Fibrosis foundation has sold its royalty rights to a drug it helped fund.

With Healthcare.gov, phones finally begin ringing at small insurers

Dec 11, 2013
Many small insurers expected a bonanza of new customers when Healthcare.gov began on Oct. 1, but the website's problems made the first weeks very quiet for them.

Adjusting to the new contours of the ACA

Nov 15, 2013
Health insurers have spent millions retooling their business plan in order to function under the ACA.