Re:Apple in talks with Aetna to bring Apple Watch to million...
by zimpenfish on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @09:27AM
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For health (which we're talking about), life, or car insurance (since a bunch of UK insurers also have "safe driving" apps that earn you points, etc.), yeah, sure, why not?
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Re:Apple in talks with Aetna to bring Apple Watch to million...
by coldtea on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @09:34AM
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Because obviously they can use those to profit by dropping eg people they diagnose (or just infer statistically) with serious problems before they develop, or raise their prices, etc.
This is not about some extra win-win motivation to be healthier...
It's about turning risk (which is supposed to be what insurance companies are paid for) into rent-seeking...