The Beginning

It’s the beginning of a new reality. Of course, every day is the beginning of a new reality. Every second. Every millisecond. We will…

Excellent piece. As a primary care physician who was at Kaiser Permanente Northern California for 15 years, what Oscar is building is Kaiser Permanente as you noted in a previous comment. If that is what they aspire to do, here is Oscar’s road map and potential pitfalls.

The macro issue is that uninsured and underinsured people (who need care) are paid for by the rest of us one way or another (or we become a place where sick poor people literally die on the street).

The old way was the ER option — make the hospitals pay for it (through “can’t refuse” mandates) — which the hospitals then have…