How Oscar Health Is Reinventing Healthcare

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Key Points

  • Oscar Health is an ACA insurer who leans into the individual plans it can provide.

  • The company's network is key to keeping costs low and creating an incentive to stay in the ecosystem.

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How can Oscar Health (NYSE: OSCR), a small insurer in the ACA market, upend the healthcare giants? I sat down with CEO Mark Bertolini to discuss Oscar's growth plans and how it's different from the traditional insurers. In this conversation, we cover how Oscar is playing the role of the underdog, why the network is a differentiator, and how technology plays a role in the consumer experience.

*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of May 21, 2026. The video was published on May 21, 2026.

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