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As Patrick Quigley told Washington Post Intelligence yesterday: "The exchanges are falling short in large part because the network requirement has meant that every plan available is based on the same struggling model." New federal rules are opening up the ACA marketplace to network-free plans in 2028. More models mean more competition, more transparency, and better care for patients. Link to The Washington Post piece in comments.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services just removed the requirement that ACA Exchange plans use traditional provider networks. That's a meaningful shift — and it's worth a closer look. Join Sidecar Health's Chief Public Affairs Officer Emily Porter Kolego and Chief Marketing Officer Kevin Knight this Wednesday, May 20 at 11:30 a.m. ET to break down what changed, why it matters, and what it could mean for you. Save your spot! https://lnkd.in/gKVEMZ4n

Today, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services removed the network requirement for ACA exchange plans — and it's a big deal. Networks were designed to control costs and guarantee access, but they've struggled to do either. This decision opens the door to real competition between genuinely different models: ones built on price transparency, open access, and incentives to shop for value. Here, we share more on what this decision means and what comes next.

Register for tomorrow's webinar with Emily Porter Kolego and Kevin Knight for a candid conversation that challenges three of the most persistent myths in health insurance — and explains why the current policy moment makes this conversation more urgent than ever. Want to find out what those three myths are? Register now! https://lnkd.in/exAJmSs3

For decades, health insurance has been built on a foundational assumption: that networks protect members, control costs, and guarantee access to care. The data tells a different story. Join Sidecar Health Chief Marketing Officer Kevin Knight and Chief Public Affairs Officer Emily Porter Kolego for a candid conversation that challenges three of the most persistent myths in health insurance — and explains why the current policy moment makes this conversation more urgent than ever. https://lnkd.in/exAJmSs3

Most engineering orgs are bolting AI onto the side of their existing workflows. Our CTO Sharath Pasupunuti argues that's exactly why nothing fundamentally changes. In his latest piece, he shares the playbook for making AI the foundation of your entire product development lifecycle — not just a feature. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/eZP-xzrG

Join us for our next live webinar coming up on May 12! Kevin Knight will be talking with Sidecar Health's Chief Public Affairs Officer Emily Porter Kolego on the myths of insurance networks. They'll dive into the data and show how networks have failed to control costs and guarantee access. They'll also look at what a network-free model actually looks like and why the current policy moment makes this conversation more relevant than ever. Save your spot!

What a great couple of weeks! We've been lucky enough to get to sit down with Matthew Hall at both The Conference Board and Business Group on Health annual meetings to talk about how Koch lowered healthcare costs with Sidecar Health. Matt went deep on the framework, the data, and the practical steps that made it possible. Grateful to both conferences for the platform, and to Matt for sharing Koch's real-world case study.

Here’s what happens when employees treat healthcare dollars like their own.

We love when nerds get together to talk about healthcare, especially when they're our nerds. Health Tech Nerds members Nancy Wang and Craig Allen, joined Martin Cech on the Health Tech Nerds podcast last week to talk about how Sidecar Health is flipping the legacy insurance model on its head — giving members real price transparency, cash-back incentives for smart spending, and massive premium savings for employers. From the history of consumer-driven care to where alternative plan designs are headed, it's a great listen for anyone curious about the future of healthcare.