Consumer Driven Health Care

Most patients say they talk to their doctor about healthy choices. But they aren't really listening to the good advice.

Were spending less time with doctors and more in waiting rooms.

Most customers who are lured away from independent agents by direct insurers promising lower prices will ultimately return to an independent agent.

There's a growing interest among consumers to access their medical records online. And it's benefitting physicians, too.

WellCare Health Plans' second-quarter earnings inched up 1 percent, as a jump in medical benefits and other expenses countered a revenue spike for the Medicaid and Medicare coverage provider.

Health savings accounts have grown to an estimated $18.1 billion in assets representing more than 9.1 million accounts.