Middle-Class Families Confront Soaring Health Insurance Costs Dec 01, 2017 Middle-Class Families Confront Soaring Health Insurance Costs Carolyn L. Engelhard, director of the health policy program at the university’s School of Medicine, was quoted in an article written by Robert Pear that was published on November 16, 2017. Engelhard acknowledged that teaching hospitals often charged more. But another factor, she said, is that Virginia has not regulated insurance rates as aggressively as some other states. Consumers are feeling the effects.Full article can be accessed here Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe