Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times

Re:Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too ... by jt2190 on Friday September 10, 2021 @11:02AM (#28482554)

> no one is monitoring diet, exercise, drug use, cigarette consumption, or other risky behaviors, and threatening to withhold treatment for non-compliance).

While an employer-sponsored health plan does not “withhold treatment” per se, they definitely draw a line around what they’ll pay for. Part of the physician’s (or more typically the hospital’s or physician group’s) reimbursement is contingent on whether the patient adheres to the treatment regimen [1] which incentivizes things like automated tracking.

Even though you have a high-deductible plan, you’re still involving your health insurance provider in the transaction. It’s not quite the same as a “cash for service” relationship.

[1] https://www.medscape.com/features/content/6006314

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Re:Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too ... by spookthesunset on Friday September 10, 2021 @01:08PM (#28484434)

> Even though you have a high-deductible plan, you’re still involving your health insurance provider in the transaction

Depends. If you are planning to use that amount as part of your deductible, then insurance has a stake in it. If you don't ping your insurance at all, then insurance should have zero say over it at all.

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