

Albert DiPiero - and is headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon. The Company was founded in 2006 by two physicians - Dr. ZOOM+care clinics feature transparent pricing, flexible hours, rapid scheduling, and convenient services across a broad range of medical specialties. By falsifying claims, the company sought to lower its risk adjustment payments by making patients look less healthy.ZOOM+care operates an on-demand, technology-enabled health delivery system featuring neighborhood-based medical clinics and a customized health insurance plan. Zoom has been accused of cherry-picking patients to avoid those on Medicare and Medicaid, which reimburse at lower rates than private insurance plans.

Under the ACA, payers with younger, healthier members make risk adjustment payments to offset ones with sicker members. In June, the FBI subpoenaed the company over allegations it retroactively altered medical claims to void Affordable Care Act risk adjustment payments. The startup has faced some legal troubles. Portland-based Zoom has 37 clinics in Portland, Vancouver, Seattle and Salem providing a range of services including urgent care, primary care, specialty care, mental health and telemedicine. The retailer also launched a digital marketplace, Find Care Now, connecting mobile and online visitors to Walgreens clinics and healthcare services, including physician house calls and telehealth consultations.Ĭatholic nonprofit PeaceHealth operates 10 medical centers and a multispecialty group practice in Washington, Oregon and Alaska.

Under the agreement, McLaren will offer retail health clinics, primary care and urgent care services within Walgreens stores, and Walgreens will operate onsite pharmacies at select McClaren sites. Walgreens recently teamed up with Michigan-based McLaren Health Care to improve health and pharmacy services throughout the state. Providers and retailers also see new opportunities in the primary care space. Healthcare startup Heal provides a mix of primary care, prevention, pediatrics and urgent care, while Medicare is testing a home-based primary care model for costly chronically ill beneficiaries. On-demand primary care is a popular trend, and Zoom's business plan is one other organizations are trying as well.
