Insurer Or Provider? New Tech Makes It Hard To Tell

The combination of insurers and providers under the same roof – it's a consolidation that has become more common in the field and one that always catches my attention (see Emerging Insurer-Provider Integration all members). One example is the newly-announced health plan that is being offered by North Shore-LIJ Insurance Company Inc. – the first provider-owned commercial health insurance plan on the New York exchange (see North Shore-LIJ Health System To Launch Provider-Owned Commercial Health Plan In New York). This evolution of a provider delivery system to insuring organization is due in large part to . . .