Star Tribune July 24, 2019
Company founded by former UnitedHealth execs plans to double its locations nationally.
Bright Health, the Minneapolis startup designed for the fast-changing U.S. insurance market, plans to double the number of U.S. markets where it will sell health coverage next year.
The company said Wednesday that it plans to expand to 22 markets in 12 states, including offering insurance products for the first time in Chicago, Cleveland and Orlando.
Bright Health’s rapid growth since its founding four years ago “shows that consumers are hungry for a new health care model that is simple, personal and more affordable,” Bright Health CEO Bob Sheehy said in Wednesday’s announcement. “Our 2020 expansion proves that we are able to deliver a much-needed product to...