ANGELA BRALY

People have been talking about competition among insurers, and what they really need to be talking about is competition in the delivery of health care as well.

I'm not a politician. I'm a businessperson.

The most important factor in determining whether you will succeed isn’t your gender, it’s you. Be open to opportunity and take risks. In fact, take the worst, the messiest, the most challenging assignment you can find, and then take control.

Frankly, health care and politics are 'inextricably intertwined.'

That's a good question. I think there should be many other women CEO s. It feels natural to be a CEO of WellPoint, and part of the reason may be that women may be drawn to healthcare as a profession. Women make 70 percent of all healthcare decisions. Women are currently available-ready, willing, and able-to be CEOs of major Fortune 50 or 500 companies. And I expect them to emerge as such over the days, weeks, and months ahead.

We really do have to get at the underlying question of health-care costs.

The weekends are really important to me; the use of technology is really important to me.

We get talent and scale from mergers.

The most important factor in determining whether you will succeed isn't your gender - it's you.

People won't buy insurance until they're sick. If you can call on your way to the hospital and get coverage, it's not really insurance at that point.

Be open to opportunity and take risks. In fact, take the worst, the messiest, the most challenging assignment you can find, and then take control.

We really do have to get at the underlying question of health-care costs.

Frankly, health care and politics are 'inextricably intertwined.'

The most important factor in determining whether you will succeed isn't your gender - it's you.

The weekends are really important to me; the use of technology is really important to me.

The myth is that women and their families don't have to make trade-offs to have an 'extreme career'; they absolutely do. How you prioritize your life and career is your choice. Once you make a decision, stick to it; don't always second-guess yourself.

People won't buy insurance until they're sick. If you can call on your way to the hospital and get coverage, it's not really insurance at that point.

People have been talking about competition among insurers, and what they really need to be talking about is competition in the delivery of health care as well.

I'm not a politician. I'm a businessperson.

We get talent and scale from mergers.

The most important factor in determining whether you will succeed isn’t your gender, it’s you. Be open to opportunity and take risks. In fact, take the worst, the messiest, the most challenging assignment you can find, and then take control.

That's a good question. I think there should be many other women CEO s. It feels natural to be a CEO of WellPoint, and part of the reason may be that women may be drawn to healthcare as a profession. Women make 70 percent of all healthcare decisions. Women are currently available-ready, willing, and able-to be CEOs of major Fortune 50 or 500 companies. And I expect them to emerge as such over the days, weeks, and months ahead.