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Matt Moraski is president of Gravity Benefits. Solely focused on the employee benefits industry, Gravity is constantly making improvements to process, delivery and systems to provide world-class advice and support to its national clientele.

During a conference call, executives from Anthem did something unusual: they talked about wanting to sell commercial health insurance coverage, and, possibly, to sell it through agents and brokers.

For all the potential power and beauty of words, there are plenty that I would happily strike from the record. Im not alone.

Wanted: Chief executive for health-care startup. Must be able to reinvent an industry, reduce spiraling costs and improve care for one million people -- and possibly the entire nation.

The company's selling expense amount for health insurance fell to $363 million in the latest quarter, down 8.1 percent from the amount for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Amazon.com Inc., Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. say they plan to collaborate on a way to offer health-care services to their U.S. employees more transparently and at a lower cost.