The U.S. healthcare consumer is under duress. America has some of the highest costs of care, with one estimate from the American Medical Association pegging average annual spending at $11,000 per person in 2017. Reasons for the steep bill are diverse and divisive, as are proposed solutions for the problem.
From an investment perspective, many health insurers have been doing just fine in the last few years, though. Anthem (NYSE: ANTM) stock, for example, is up more than 100% over the last three years due to moderate revenue gains but even bigger gains to the bottom line. That's all well and good, but other companies out there are trying to do even more to keep healthcare affordable and convenient. One of them is Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC).