Blue Cross

2 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 14, 2024 by Chris Ellis · across every show →

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Nov 14, 2024 neutral
Assertion Supported
Ellis: US employer healthcare system resulted from WWII wage freezes
“So, in 1929, we had our first employer-sponsored health plans with Blue Cross, and people forget. The first 10 years of it was like a super niche product that nobody used, and it wasn't actually until World War II, where you had a lot of the labor market going…”
Chris Ellis Nov 14, 2024 ▶ 2:16 The Future of Health Insurance in a Work Remote World
Nov 14, 2024
Assertion Supported
Ellis: All major employer health insurers predated the internet
“All of the major employer sponsored health plans Blue Cross, United, Cigna, Aetna, they were all founded before the internet and there has been no new companies formed in decades.”
Chris Ellis Nov 14, 2024 ▶ 21:41 The Future of Health Insurance in a Work Remote World
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