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Bigger, Better, Stronger
We’ve come a long way since early 2012, when Josh opened his old health insurer’s “Explanation of Benefits” and had no idea what it meant.We realized early on that the only way to achieve change is to...
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OSCARTOONS
Meet our latest batch of Oscar characters: Marnie & Michael, Laurie, Matthew& Larry! Do YOU want to join our cast of characters? Entering is easy! Just snap a pic of yourself, tag us...
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Spread the Health
Flu season is set to peak in February, so the best time to get a flu shot, if you haven’t already, is right now. (Seriously, like today.) It takes 1-2 weeks after you get your shot for you to become...
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Cervical Health
Now that Open Enrollment is done, we’re taking the opportunity to launch a new content feature we’re really excited about. We want to help our members get the most out of your coverage, so every month...
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Search For Care The Way You Search For Everything Else: On Your Phone
Last fall, we added a bunch of new features to help make the way you search for care on our website better than ever. Now, we’ve done the same for our mobile app (available for iOS and Android). Here’s...
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Keeping Our Members Front & Center
He’s a biology major who’s been a research scientist at a university, a patient coordinator at a medical practice, and a volunteer in hospitals and for surgeons. Meet Zain, Member Services Operations...
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We're Making Tax Season A Little Less Taxing
This year, the ACA has introduced three new tax forms–1095A, 1095-B, and 1095-C. Their purpose is to help you determine if you need to comply with the new shared responsibility payment, which is the...
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Our Hands-On Approach
In the summer of 2014, JP McDavid was busy running a sports camp on Fire Island. A wellness coach for decades, he led an active lifestyle and took pride in the fact that he had never once gotten sick....
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Tech Pioneer Joins The Healthcare Revolution. Meet Alan Warren, CTO & SVP of...
Oscar has always been a unique company: we’re the first commercial, greenfield health insurer in 15-20 years in states like New York and California. Insurance companies, for many reasons, simply don’t...
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“Is This Covered?”
A couple months ago, one of our members called in and asked about our policy for coverage of a benefit. The call itself was not unique; we typically get over 400 benefits questions a day! What was...
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“I love Oscar because they’re not like other...
“I love Oscar because they’re not like other insurance companies. Anytime I call, they’re always helpful & friendly. Their app & website are super easy to navigate. AND they reward you for...
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“Oscar provided me the health security I needed to start...
“Oscar provided me the health security I needed to start my own business. And it doesn’t break the bank!” –Ben, entrepreneur & Oscar member
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“The healthcare process was always a little intimidating...
“The healthcare process was always a little intimidating until I was introduced to Oscar. You guys are super personable, and you made it easy to understand exactly what I was getting. You truly made me...
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“I went to Walmart, got my eyes checked & purchased...
“I went to Walmart, got my eyes checked & purchased new glasses. Thanks to Oscar, I only had to pay for the lenses! 👓” – Seth, drummer, Oscar member
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Strategy, Growth and Grit
He received an honors degree from Harvard (where he majored in economics and played varsity football), with a background in management consulting. Now, he’s working on how to best use technology,...
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“The ads definitely caught my attention! First time I saw...
“The ads definitely caught my attention! First time I saw them on the train, I #roflmao’d. When I called, they were super helpful & friendly. They answered all my questions…and then some!” –Spencer
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Crowdsourcing Cleaner Data
As a health insurer, curating the best data about our provider partners (doctors and hospitals) is one of the challenges we face as we improve our provider networks. We rely on data feeds from the...
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Summertime & The Risk of Lyme
Whether you’re living on the East Coast, West Coast, or somewhere in-between, there’s nothing like getting out of town in the summer. But if your travel plans include time in the country, especially...
View ArticleTo: team@hioscar.comFrom: Mario Schlosser Subject: Oscar 2017 From Oscar’s...
To: team@hioscar.comFrom: Mario Schlosser Subject: Oscar 2017 From Oscar’s earliest days, I’ve described how essential it is for us to work with the right hospitals and doctors. It’s the only way we...
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