Can high-tech capitalism fix the healthcare industry?

For the medical industry, the annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference is like the Super Bowl. Last week, an embarrassment of blue suited entrepreneurs, insurance executives, and lobbyists descended on the Westin St. Francis hotel in downtown San Francisco to hobnob, trade business cards, and watch panels of experts discuss the inner workings of America’s $4 trillion healthcare industrial complex. Despite the upcoming election and a certain fervor around a single payer nationalized health insurance plan, the main conference hall displayed no signs of anxiety. While voters may...