Company Description
Clover Health Investments, Corp. (Nasdaq: CLOV) is a physician enablement technology company operating in the Medicare Advantage market. The company focuses on bringing access to great healthcare to people on Medicare, with particular attention to seniors who have historically lacked access to affordable, high-quality care. Clover Health combines a Medicare Advantage insurance business with a proprietary technology platform designed to support clinical decision-making and chronic disease management.
Clover Health operates through an Insurance segment that offers PPO and HMO Medicare Advantage plans in several states. The company places a differentiated emphasis on its wide-network, high-choice PPO plans,> which are positioned to give members broad provider choice. According to company disclosures, Clover’s Medicare Advantage offerings are built around principles of affordability, flexibility, predictability, and value, including access to extra benefits such as fitness, dental, vision, and hearing, and programs like LiveHealthy Rewards and Clover Care Services for members with complex or acute needs.
Technology-Driven Physician Enablement
A central element of Clover Health’s model is its software platform, historically known as Clover Assistant. This platform is designed to aggregate patient data from across the healthcare ecosystem and surface clinically intuitive insights to primary care physicians (PCPs) at the point of care. By supporting early identification and management of chronic diseases, Clover Assistant is intended to improve health outcomes and influence total cost of care for Medicare Advantage members.
Clover Health has expanded this technology beyond its own plans through its subsidiary Counterpart Health, Inc., described as an AI-powered physician enablement platform. Counterpart Health’s flagship software, Counterpart Assistant, is used by third-party clinicians across multiple states. Company communications state that Counterpart Assistant delivers unified data and real-time insights into clinician workflows, supporting proactive, longitudinal care and value-based care models, including in socioeconomically disadvantaged and resource-constrained settings.
Medicare Advantage Focus and Plan Design
Clover Health’s Medicare Advantage plans are structured around four stated principles:
- Affordability – including $0 to low monthly premium Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MAPD) PPO plans and $0 premium MA-only plans with Part B giveback options.
- Flexibility – open access to a large network of hospitals and providers, with no referrals required to see specialists in its PPO offerings.
- Predictability – an emphasis on simple copays rather than complex coinsurance structures to help members anticipate healthcare expenses.
- Value – extra benefits and dedicated care support programs, such as fitness and preventive services, and Clover Care Services, which can include welcome-home visits after acute care, cancer support programs, and hospice and palliative care support for members with serious illness.
The company has communicated that it aims to maintain stable or improved benefits for its members over time, and that its growth strategy is concentrated in core markets where Clover Assistant coverage and its home care capabilities are strong.
Quality Metrics and Clinical Outcomes
Clover Health and Counterpart Health regularly publish data and whitepapers describing the clinical impact of their technology. Company materials report that Clover’s flagship PPO Medicare Advantage plan has achieved top HEDIS clinical quality performance among non-SNP PPO plans above a specified membership threshold, and that the plan has been ranked as a #1 PPO nationally on core HEDIS measures in certain periods. Counterpart Health attributes this performance to an AI-driven "flywheel" that combines CA-powered visits, real-time data ingestion from numerous sources, AI-powered HEDIS abstraction, and documentation gap closure tools that support primary care practices.
Published analyses cited by the company indicate associations between primary care physician use of Clover/Counterpart Assistant and earlier diagnosis and management of chronic conditions such as diabetes, chronic kidney disease, congestive heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In high Area Deprivation Index neighborhoods, company data show higher diagnosis rates and earlier-stage detection for several chronic diseases, as well as lower hospitalization and readmission rates for certain conditions among members attributed to CA-enabled PCPs. These findings are presented by Clover and Counterpart as evidence of their technology’s role in supporting proactive, guideline-aligned care.
Business Model and Financial Orientation
Clover Health describes itself as a physician enablement technology company with a Medicare Advantage insurance platform. Revenue is generated through its Insurance segment, which encompasses its Medicare Advantage PPO and HMO plans. The company’s communications emphasize a strategy of disciplined, core-market growth, strong returning member retention, and improving cohort economics. Clover highlights the interaction between membership growth, adoption of Clover Assistant by PCPs, and earlier disease management as key drivers of its financial performance.
Company disclosures reference metrics such as Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net income, and Insurance Benefits Expense Ratio (BER) as non-GAAP measures used to evaluate performance. Clover has reported periods of positive Adjusted EBITDA and has communicated expectations around future GAAP Net Income profitability, while also cautioning that such expectations are forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties, as detailed in its SEC filings and forward-looking statement disclaimers.
Counterpart Health and Third-Party Expansion
Through Counterpart Health, Clover extends its technology platform beyond its own Medicare Advantage membership to third-party payors and providers. Counterpart positions itself as an AI-powered clinical operating system for value-based care, with capabilities that include integrated ambient scribing, natural language chat over patient histories, proactive visit summaries, and enterprise-level tools for quality operations, population health, and data services.
Company communications indicate that Counterpart Health has seen significant growth in live third-party customer clinicians using Counterpart Assistant across multiple states. Counterpart’s published data and whitepapers emphasize improvements in chronic disease management, reduced acute care utilization, and enhanced clinical quality measures, particularly in underserved and socioeconomically disadvantaged communities.
Corporate Structure and Remote-First Approach
Clover Health Investments, Corp. is incorporated in Delaware and trades on the Nasdaq under the symbol CLOV. According to its SEC filings, the company operates as a remote-first organization and does not maintain a traditional headquarters. For purposes of securities law compliance and stockholder communications, it directs correspondence to specified electronic and agent addresses, as described in its periodic and current reports.
Board and governance disclosures in SEC filings note changes in board composition, such as the departure of long-serving directors, and the company’s stated intention to maintain a strong, diverse, and experienced board to guide its mission and growth.
Regulatory and Reporting Environment
As a publicly traded company in the Medicare Advantage and healthcare technology space, Clover Health is subject to extensive regulation and oversight. Its SEC filings and press releases emphasize that its operations and financial results are influenced by Medicare rules, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Star Ratings, rate updates, and policies affecting medical loss ratios and value-based care arrangements. The company regularly issues Form 8-K reports to announce financial results, provide responses to shareholder questions, and disclose material events such as CMS Star Ratings outcomes and board changes.
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Short Interest History
Short interest in Clover Health Investments (CLOV) currently stands at 38.2 million shares, down 4.4% from the previous reporting period, representing 9.3% of the float. Over the past 12 months, short interest has increased by 220.9%. The 9.2 days to cover indicates moderate liquidity for short covering.
Days to Cover History
Days to cover for Clover Health Investments (CLOV) currently stands at 9.2 days, down 9.1% from the previous period. This moderate days-to-cover ratio suggests reasonable liquidity for short covering, requiring about a week of average trading volume. The days to cover has increased 350.7% over the past year, indicating improving liquidity conditions. The ratio has shown significant volatility over the period, ranging from 1.8 to 11.0 days.