About Sidecar Health

We’re working hard to create an insurance solution that, simply put, helps people get the health care they need.
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Our Story

Sidecar Health was born out of a simple question from a real-life experience: why does the same MRI cost $1,300 with insurance, but only $330 in cash?

In 2018, co-founders Patrick Quigley and Veronica Osetinsky set out to create a better health insurance model with transparent pricing, open access, and stable costs. Their goal: bring common sense back to healthcare by showing prices upfront and letting people shop for care just like they do any other purchase.

We started with an excepted benefits plan that proved people could shop for care, compare prices, and pay providers directly. Though it was a supplemental product, it showed that our model worked and paved the way for something bigger.

In 2021, we took the next step and established our own insurance carrier so we could underwrite new products ourselves. That year, we launched ACA-compliant major medical plans for individuals in Ohio.

As we grew, we phased out the individual insurance offering and shifted our focus to employer-sponsored coverage. Today, we exclusively offer ACA-compliant major medical plans for large employers - both fully insured and administrative services only (ASO) for self-funded employers - giving companies and their employees a more cost-effective benefit that removes surprises, puts members in control, and eliminates barriers to care.

From day one, our mission has been to make quality healthcare affordable and accessible for all. That's the blueprint we're still following today.

Our history

2018
Sidecar Health is founded
2019
Launched the Access Plan for individuals - a supplemental insurance product that gave members price transparency and control for the first time
2021
Established Sidecar Health Insurance Company, our Ohio-based carrier and the sole underwriter for all new Sidecar Health plansLaunched our first ACA-compliant off-exchange major medical product for the individual market in Ohio
2022
Introduced our fully insured major medical large group employer plan in Ohio
2023
Expanded the large group employer plan to Georgia
2024
Expanded large group employer plan to Florida and ceased selling the Access Plan to focus entirely on employer-sponsored coverage.
2025
Launched ASO capabilities for self-funded national employersCover members in 46 states and partner with employers across 50 industries
We’re on a mission to make health care more affordable and accessible for everyone. We’ve assembled a world-class team to make it happen.

Leadership team

Veronica Osetinsky
Chief Operating Officer & Co-founder
Alex Coonce
Chief People Officer
Kevin Knight
Chief Marketing Officer
Douglas Lynch
Chief Financial Officer
Todd Grueser
Market President, Large Employer
Natalie Leino
General Counsel and Chief Compliance & Risk Officer
Emily Porter
Chief Public Affairs Officer
Patrick Quigley
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder
Sharath Pasupunuti
Chief Technology Officer

Board of directors

Jennifer Kent
Director, CaliforniaDepartment of Health CareServices (Former)
Jim Parker
Former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the UA Department of Health & Human Services
Molly Bonakdarpour
Partner at Drive Capital
Patrick Quigley
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder
Peter Andruszkiewicz
Former President & CEO of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island

Board of advisors

Andrew Liveris
President of the Brisbane2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee
Adam Stavisky
Former Walmart SVP, US Benefits
Alan Prescott
Former Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Luminar Technologies
Jennifer Kent, MPA
Director, CaliforniaDepartment of Health CareServices (Former)
Anne Wojcicki
CEO and Co-Founder, 23andMe
R. Lawrence VanHorn
Founder and Director, Center for Healthcare Market Innovation, Vanderbilt University
Brian Blase, Ph.D
Former Special Assistant to President on Healthcare
The Honorable David J. Shulkin, MD
Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Rick Elliott
Executive VP and GlobalPartner, Lockton
We're always looking
for new talent

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