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I know Google is making large bets but I am not sure they can make so much of progress that doctors and insurance companies need to worry about their survival.
by harigov 11y ago
I know Google is making large bets but I am not sure they can make so much of progress that doctors and insurance companies need to worry about their survival. If we ever reach that point, everyone in the population will face the heat.
- otoburb 11y agoDoctors and insurance frameworks that act as obstacles domestically may push Google to pursue healthcare developments in other countries with less onerous restrictions. In other words, I'm sure Google will find a path of least resistance to realize the benefits of their investments even if it means going outside of the US market.
- toomuchtodo 11y agoGoogle should partner with Watsi [1], who is already working on funding third world healthcare. [1] https://watsi.org/ https://watsi.org/
- seehafer 11y agoSome folks on the inside think Google has an ambition to replace the insurance companies. http://medcitynews.com/2016/01/google-biogen-payer-cms/ http://medcitynews.com/2016/01/google-biogen-payer-cms/
- specialist 11y agoBig Pharma will pay huge money for this data. Imagine targeted ads based on your medical history. This was exactly the scenario discussed, solving the "who'll pay?" problem, when our corporate overlords were negotiating data sharing with Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault. Fortunately, at the time, this exploitation of patient data wasn't permitted, so those efforts fizzled out. I've been out of the game for a few years, so I don't know the current legal and regulatory landscape.