Health insurance prices for care are now out there, but finding them is an ordeal

Insurers are complying with federal rules aimed at price transparency that took effect July 1, but consumer use of the data may have to wait until private firms synthesize it. (DNY59/Getty Images)

Data wonks with mighty computers are overjoyed. Ordinary consumers, not so much.

That's the reaction about three weeks into a data dump of enormous proportions. Health insurers are posting their negotiated rates for just about every type of medical service they cover across all providers.