# Wellpoint on The No Agenda Show

Wellpoint comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from December 2009 to April 2024.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** December 2009 – April 2024
- **Related topics:** [Ibm Watson](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ibm-watson.md), [Anwar Al-awlaki](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/anwar-al-awlaki.md), [Barack Obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [Expert Systems](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/expert-systems.md), [Fbi](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fbi.md), [Gabrielle Giffords](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gabrielle-giffords.md), [Health Insurance](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/health-insurance.md), [Humana](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/humana.md), [Insider Trading](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/insider-trading.md), [Jeopardy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jeopardy.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Watson Healthcare Deal and Gabrielle Giffords VP Prediction

- **Episode:** [1648: Red Book Special](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1648-red-book-special.md)
- **Published:** 2024-04-04
- **Time:** 15:12–17:55
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1648-red-book-special/chapter/watson-healthcare-deal-and-gabrielle-giffords-vp-prediction.md

IBM Watson's deal with health insurer WellPoint is highlighted as a fulfilled prediction. A new prediction suggests Gabrielle Giffords will run as Vice President alongside Barack Obama. Additionally, the discussion covers FBI investigations into Anwar al-Awlaki and his contacts prior to the September 11 attacks.

Keywords: [ibm watson](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ibm-watson.md), [wellpoint](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wellpoint.md), [gabrielle giffords](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gabrielle-giffords.md), [barack obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [anwar al-awlaki](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/anwar-al-awlaki.md), [fbi](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fbi.md)

### IBM Watson, Cleverbot AI Trust Issues

- **Episode:** [339: Cocked Pistol](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/339-cocked-pistol.md)
- **Published:** 2011-09-15
- **Time:** 48:38–54:50
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/339-cocked-pistol/chapter/ibm-watson-cleverbot-ai-trust-issues.md

IBM's Watson computer, famous for winning Jeopardy, has been contracted by health insurer Wellpoint to assist doctors with diagnoses. The hosts compare this to "Cleverbot" and express concern that the public is being conditioned to trust AI systems for medical and environmental policy decisions.

Keywords: [ibm watson](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ibm-watson.md), cleverbot, [jeopardy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jeopardy.md), [wellpoint](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wellpoint.md), [health insurance](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/health-insurance.md), [expert systems](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/expert-systems.md)

### Insurance Stock Pump and Dump Conspiracy Theory

- **Episode:** [159: Health Care Doublecross](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/159-health-care-doublecross.md)
- **Published:** 2009-12-24
- **Time:** 36:42–44:49
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/159-health-care-doublecross/chapter/insurance-stock-pump-and-dump-conspiracy-theory.md

John C. Dvorak proposes a theory that the healthcare bill is a "Chicago pump and dump" scheme designed to inflate insurance company stocks. He notes that insurance stocks hit 52-week highs while company insiders are aggressively selling their shares before the final bill is reconciled.

Keywords: [wellpoint](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wellpoint.md), [humana](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/humana.md), [joe lieberman](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/joe-lieberman.md), [insider trading](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/insider-trading.md), [stock market](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/stock-market.md)

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