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Apple in Talks With Insurance Companies Over HealthKit Partnership
In addition to seeking partnerships with several different hospitals and health institutions for its HealthKit initiative, Apple is also speaking with major U.S. insurance companies like UnitedHealth and Humana.
In a report on rising medical costs and partnerships between insurance providers, corporate employers, and fitness device makers, Bloomberg suggests that Apple has spoken with insurance companies about HealthKit, but no specifics on the conversation were provided.
The focus of the piece, highlighting the insurance perks that companies can offer to employees with healthy habits, implies that Apple may be exploring partnerships that would possibly allow its collected data to be shared with insurance companies and other medical providers.
Apple's Health app
It is unclear if Apple is in talks about similar programs, but the company has been exploring many different options for its HealthKit initiative. First introduced during WWDC, HealthKit is a set of APIs designed to be incorporated into apps and hardware devices, collecting and aggregating a wealth of health and fitness data into one convenient location.
HealthKit pairs with the newly introduced Health app, which provides an interface for users to view all of this health data. Apple has already announced several partners it is working with on HealthKit, including Nike, the Mayo Clinic, and Epic Systems, a company that deals with electronic health records.
A recent report from Reuters has also suggested Apple is in talks with multiple health providers at Mount Sinai, Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins, and Allscripts, with the company pushing HealthKit and its Health app as an all-in-one patient data resource for medical professionals.
The Health app, built into iOS 8, will be available to the general public as of next month, and the first fitness and health apps and devices will likely introduce support for HealthKit shortly after iOS 8 debuts. The Health app is also said to be heavily tied to Apple's own upcoming wearable, which may measure several different health-related metrics including fitness levels and sleep quality.
In a report on rising medical costs and partnerships between insurance providers, corporate employers, and fitness device makers, Bloomberg suggests that Apple has spoken with insurance companies about HealthKit, but no specifics on the conversation were provided.
The focus of the piece, highlighting the insurance perks that companies can offer to employees with healthy habits, implies that Apple may be exploring partnerships that would possibly allow its collected data to be shared with insurance companies and other medical providers.
Under the Affordable Care Act, the new national health-care law, companies can spend as much as 30 percent of annual insurance premiums on rewards for healthy behavior.An example of a partnership between a fitness company, an insurance provider, and a corporation is the agreement between Fitbit and oil company BP. As explained by Bloomberg, BP gave employees the option to wear a Fitbit fitness tracking device to earn points resulting in cheaper health insurance.
Technology companies are taking note. Apple Inc., which has new health-tracking software called HealthKit that will be released this year and is said to be developing its own wearable device, has talked with UnitedHealth, the biggest U.S. insurer, and Humana, about its health initiatives, executives at the insurance providers said. The companies wouldn't provide specifics about the conversations. Apple declined to comment.
It is unclear if Apple is in talks about similar programs, but the company has been exploring many different options for its HealthKit initiative. First introduced during WWDC, HealthKit is a set of APIs designed to be incorporated into apps and hardware devices, collecting and aggregating a wealth of health and fitness data into one convenient location.
HealthKit pairs with the newly introduced Health app, which provides an interface for users to view all of this health data. Apple has already announced several partners it is working with on HealthKit, including Nike, the Mayo Clinic, and Epic Systems, a company that deals with electronic health records.
A recent report from Reuters has also suggested Apple is in talks with multiple health providers at Mount Sinai, Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins, and Allscripts, with the company pushing HealthKit and its Health app as an all-in-one patient data resource for medical professionals.
The Health app, built into iOS 8, will be available to the general public as of next month, and the first fitness and health apps and devices will likely introduce support for HealthKit shortly after iOS 8 debuts. The Health app is also said to be heavily tied to Apple's own upcoming wearable, which may measure several different health-related metrics including fitness levels and sleep quality.
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68 months ago
But why? Not that you're wrong but at least tell us why lol
they don't make insurance cheaper, they create fake discounts.
They punish those who don't follow the rules that THEY set up. And they use any possible excuse not to pay when they should.
I eat a french fry, I have an unrelated heart attack... and they can avoid to pay for my cures.
It's very dangerous and intrusive.
and mind you. In 2009 a major insurance company wanted $900 a week (A WEEK!!!) because of a pre-existing condition. That's their mind-set, the last thing you want is for them to know what you do, because whatever you do, it won't be 100% healthy.
68 months ago
Let's be real. If this turned into price breaks for people that's great but you know they are going to use it to charge people MORE for insurance 5% of people will get discounts 95% will price hikes cause their unhealthy. OPT OUT!
68 months ago
"sorry we see that you havent worked out using the health app 2 years ago on a monday. therefore we regret to tell you that we cannot cover your bill"
greaaaat things to come. oh well i am not an us citizen so health insurance is all good
greaaaat things to come. oh well i am not an us citizen so health insurance is all good
68 months ago
Major dislike. Are oyu paying attention Apple employees - a move like this would stop me from buying an i Watch
68 months ago
Until they want to use your phone data to pursue subjugation to weasel out of paying for a claim.
68 months ago
I'll pass
No thank you. All parties involved in the 'healthcare' industry don't need to know siht about me. Much too "big brother".
No thank you. All parties involved in the 'healthcare' industry don't need to know siht about me. Much too "big brother".
68 months ago
American
you buy into all kind of money wasting stuff (vegetarianism to save the animals, fair trade to save the farmers, organic to save insects, hybris to save the environment, missionaries to save poor countries, young soldiers dying to save freedom)
yet none of you is willing to pay taxes to save another American. and you are willing to sell your soul for a discount on health care. Makes me wonder what are they really teaching in school to be so easily manipulatable ? having education is about being smart and highly critical of BS, and aware of true intentions.
you buy into all kind of money wasting stuff (vegetarianism to save the animals, fair trade to save the farmers, organic to save insects, hybris to save the environment, missionaries to save poor countries, young soldiers dying to save freedom)
yet none of you is willing to pay taxes to save another American. and you are willing to sell your soul for a discount on health care. Makes me wonder what are they really teaching in school to be so easily manipulatable ? having education is about being smart and highly critical of BS, and aware of true intentions.
68 months ago
I think I'd rather have my doctor know about my health than an insurance company. Somehow I don't think an insurance company has my best interests at heart, whether it be auto, health, life, homeowners or anything else.
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