A new report from Upshot, the New York Times' data blog, show that Missouri, and Columbia in particular, are among the lowest spenders per capita on both medicare and private insurance. Their interactive graphics allow you to compare spending across 306 locations throughout the United States.
The Experts Were Wrong About the Best Places for Better and Cheaper Health Care GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - As part of his push for the Affordable Care Act in 2009, President Obama came to Central High School to laud this community as a model of better, cheaper health care. "You're getting better results while wasting less money," he told the crowd.