GetInsured
| Private | |
| Industry | Internet shopping |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, California |
Key people | Chini Krishnan, president and CEO |
| Products | Health insurance |
Number of employees | 250 (2014) |
| Website | www.getinsured.com |
GetInsured is a comparison-shopping portal for healthcare products and services. On January 24, 2006, the company launched a website to allow businesses and consumers to research, rate and purchase health insurance plans and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs),[1] and rate US doctors.[2] GetInsured allows comparison shopping for medical services like heart transplants and out-patient surgeries, ostensibly for free, though advertising revenue related to consumer searches may fund GetInsured services.[3]
In 2005 the company, then called "Healthia", was funded by Bessemer Venture Partners and Trinity Ventures. On September 20, 2006 the company changed its name to Vimo.
Health care resources
GetInsured provides comparison of
- Doctor reviews (by consumers and businesses)
- Dentist reviews (by consumers and businesses)
- Hospital medical procedure costs
- Drugs and supplements
Key people
GetInsured co-founder and chief operating officer, Shankar Srinivasan[4] served as vice president of ebusiness services at JP Morgan Chase.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ archive New HSA Comparison Portal Launched By Industry Veterans For Many States - Small Business Digest
- ↑ Web site offers businesses way to compare health plans, doctors by Laura Cutland 2006-01-22 Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
- ↑ archive Comparison Shopping For Surgery Costs - 2007-01-24 - NBC11
- ↑ "GetInsured: Our Team"
- ↑ "About Us"
Further reading
- Price transparency fuels CDHC revolution: Article by the Vimo Research Group
- Health Consumers Become Focus: Wall Street Journal