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Re:GoodRx S-1 by kevindong on Friday August 28, 2020 @06:05PM (#24310659)
Who do they sell the data to? It's certainly not the insurer/consumer/PBM/pharmacy. Each of those groups already has near total visibility as is.
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Re:GoodRx S-1 by lotsofpulp on Friday August 28, 2020 @06:53PM (#24311266)
Supposedly drug companies according to this pharmacist around 5 min mark:

https://youtu.be/bUVbX3-gOWc

I am not sure either, but I can’t figure out what other play there is than selling data.

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Re:GoodRx S-1 by headbansown on Saturday August 29, 2020 @12:47AM (#24313634)
Life insurance companies (speculation - but they won't have the visibility into Barry Boomer's cholesterol meds that his health insurer will)
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Re:GoodRx S-1 by lotsofpulp on Saturday August 29, 2020 @04:58AM (#24314754)
You typically have to give permission for life insurance companies to access all of your medical history when you apply for it.
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Re:GoodRx S-1 by headbansown on Saturday August 29, 2020 @10:51AM (#24316479)
From your doctor, sure - but from databases of who bought what that the pt consented to be in as a condition of getting a discount? Is GoodRx a HIPAA covered entity? (Not being rhetorical; don't actually know.)
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