Health Care Costs

Many people ask "why is health insurance so expensive?" The obvious answer is that medical care is expensive. Then, why is medical care so expensive? Dr. Atul Gawande has written a seminal piece in the New Yorker that answers this vexing question. The article, entitled, The Cost Conundrum, explores [...]

Wellpoint, the largest health insurance company in the United States, and parent company of Anthem Blue Cross of California, is partnering with the XPrize to develop a solution to the problem of ever-increasing medical costs; rising numbers of uninsured people; and medical providers claiming to receive too little payment. [...]

In the debate and discussion of methods of financing high quality medical care is the daunting challenge of the ever-rising cost of care. While some may blame the insurance companies for excessive rate increases, the reality is that no matter who pays for medical care, be it insurance companies [...]