How we pay for care delivered to our members.

Configure Claims


Configure our payments systems quickly, reliably, dynamically and while minimizing errors.

Untitled-7-67.png

Set Up Benefits, Plans, Logic

Configure the rules for which kind of care we pay, and enable complex product designs that drive affordability for members, and which other insurers are unable to copy.

Untitled-7-68.png

Set Up Network Contracts

Configure the rules for how we pay for care, and enable payment terms that incentivize providers to deliver the best possible care and outcomes.

<aside> <img src="/icons/wrench_blue.svg" alt="/icons/wrench_blue.svg" width="40px" /> Oscar AI use case: Contract Configuration

One of the key inputs into the processing of a health insurance claim is the contractual language that was agreed on between payor and provider. These agreements are often non-standardized, and even small discrepancies in how they’re configured can delay payment and cause headaches for patients. With AI, we’re exploring ways to automate the translation of provider contracts into highly accurate claims configurations.

</aside>

Pay Claims


Adjudicate and pay claims to providers with highest automation, fastest speed and no friction

Untitled-7-71.png

Reward High-value Provider Behavior

Pay providers for value, for outcomes, and for working with us in an integrated way, and not just for fee-for-service.

Untitled-7-69.png

Receive Claims

Know as quickly as possible when care was delivered, so we have a real-time pulse on what’s going on.

<aside> <img src="/icons/light-bulb_blue.svg" alt="/icons/light-bulb_blue.svg" width="40px" /> Oscar AI use case: Paper Claim Processing

Just like paper prior auths, manually submitted paper claims remain part of the reality of health insurance. However, AI offers a path to streamlining the processing of these claims by extracting claim attributes from free form documents either by chaining together OCR and LLM-based text parsing or through a multi-modal LLM.

</aside>

Untitled-7-72.png

Adjudicate & Adjust Claims

Pay the fastest, with no errors, and in the most self-explanatory way possible.

Run Payments Surveillance


Don’t pay for anything that doesn’t help members.

Untitled-7-70.png

Reduce Fraud, Waste & Abuse

In a highly automated way, reduce overpayments for inappropriate utilization.

<aside> <img src="/icons/wrench_blue.svg" alt="/icons/wrench_blue.svg" width="40px" /> Oscar AI use case: FWA Investigation

One of the most important activities of a health plan is to identify intentional upcoding, improper billing, and other types of fraud, waste, and abuse, the cost of which is borne in part by members. This entails a team of highly trained specialists sifting through medical records and other information sources in search of signs of wasteful or fraudulent behavior. We’re experimenting with AI assistance in this area to further rein in costs and increase affordability.

</aside>

Screenshot 2023-06-23 at 12.01.13 PM.png

Next: 08: Improving What We Know