You may find yourself asking, “Who is this Oscar person I keep hearing about?” Allow us to introduce ourselves. Hi, we’re Oscar. We’re not actually a person; we’re a health insurance company. But we’re made up of lots of people—engineers, clinical professionals, patient advocates, product designers—and we’re all working to create a better health insurance experience for our members.
Upon reading the term “health insurance”, you may very well have had a tiny panic attack. We understand—health insurance is notoriously difficult to navigate. That’s why our core mission is to make health insurance easy. We’re obsessed with saving you time, saving you money, and removing the hassles that make health care so complicated.
Save time
Nobody wants to spend their time in the waiting room at the doctor’s office. And for those of us who work hourly, time is money; missing work because you—or your child—has a sinus infection can mean lost wages. That’s why every single Oscar plan comes with Virtual Urgent Care (opens in new tab), which allows you to talk to a health care provider right over the phone. Depending on your issue, you could get a diagnosis, a new prescription, or a refill in as little as 15 minutes. It’s available for members to use 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Here’s the other thing about Virtual Urgent Care — it’s free and unlimited!* So when illness strikes outside of a normal doctor’s office hours, you can save a lot of money by using Doctor on Call instead of going to the emergency room. (Don’t worry, if your Doctor on Call provider thinks you should go to urgent care or the ER, they’ll let you know.)