Fitbit's 150B hours of heart data

Re:Fitbit's 150B hours of heart data by krisroadruck on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @10:17AM (#17918160)

I never actually understood the objection to having people who are putting a greater draw on the insurance system, pay more into it. People who have more accidents also pay higher car insurance premiums. Why shouldn't this be the case for health insurance?

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Re:Fitbit's 150B hours of heart data by saagarjha on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @11:09AM (#17918660)

> People who have more accidents also pay higher car insurance premiums. Why shouldn't this be the case for health insurance?

If you have some sort of genetic condition, you're going to have to pay a premium. So while presumably you have some agency over how you drive, with health insurance you may be penalized for something that you have no control over.

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Re:Fitbit's 150B hours of heart data by betenoire on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @10:34AM (#17918309)

You should draw up some numbers based on real scenarios and see if your theory holds.

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