In a year when major insurers like Aetna and Humana are pulling out of state exchanges left and rightleaving some 35,000 people in 45 counties with no insurance options, and 3 million more in 1,388 counties with just onea growth story like Oscar's is not only rare, it's virtually unheard-of.
In a year when major insurers like Aetna and Humana are pulling out of state exchanges left and rightleaving some 35,000 people in 45 counties with no insurance options, and 3 million more in 1,388 counties with just onea growth story like Oscar's is not only rare, it's virtually unheard-of.
Since the introduction of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, an enormous amount of time and resources have been dedicated to saving money while simultaneously trying to raise the quality of American health care.
Saving money while raising the quality of health care has been the central focus of the health care industryfrom providers to health insurance carrierssince the arrival of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
The conflict between Zenefits and ADP has only heated up, but will customers ultimately be the ones hurt?
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