Posted on 10/20/2017 12:03:01 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Though the future of health care remains cloudy on a national level, Floyd County's outlook just got brighter.
The Georgia Department of Economic Development today said that Candor, a health-care coverage marketplace based in Rome, Ga. that specializes in pairing consumers with health plans, will create 675 jobs over five years in Floyd County. Through 2023, GDEcD said the company plans to invest $39 million into the local economy as it hires, builds out and trains its technical, sales and customer management teams.
The company has created more than 40 jobs to date in Floyd County, and plans to lease several office spaces throughout Downtown Rome.
Candor, which was founded this year, has developed a smartphone app and chatbot to help consumers find appropriate health care coverage plans. The app and its associated software platform incorporate tools and support for partner insurance agencies, health insurance carriers, and health care providers....
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The article was a little sparse on the details of how the company plans to make money. Is it fee based or does one provide all their health and income data to be sold off for the free advice?
“a health-care coverage marketplace based in Rome, Ga. that specializes in pairing consumers with health plans”
So it’s a telemarketing center. And they’re going to invest 39 mil? That’s a lot of phones. What’s their anticipated commission on each customer ?
Of course, if the insurance companies would just lower their prices to what it really costs them to insure us, they wouldn’t need insurance ‘headhunters’ to recruit for them.
Rome, Ga. is the largest town in north west Georgia north of Atlanta. Rome has got lots of health care doctors, hospitals, and clinics. See the name Harbin. Rome has got a technical school and a junior college as well as two other colleges. It is sort of a smaller regional hub.
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