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"The winning algorithm will be able to predict patients at risk for an unplanned hospital admission with a high rate of accuracy." Algorithm says no insurance

• dkarl 16y ago
  Yeah, can they anonymize my entry and my prize? I don't think I'd want my friends and family knowing I helped these guys out.
  • aurem1 16y ago
    Consider this: if they can predict unplanned admissions, they can a) better plan for these admissions b) try to work with these individuals to help them manage their health better Maybe I am naive, but it seems to me that this is not a zero sum game, you lose, insurance company wins, but a value added for society
• earl 16y ago
  Thankfully, the US passed the recent national health care law which, I believe, bans such discrimination as of 2014 and brings us that much closer to being a civilized country.
  • ylem 16y ago
    However, the lawsuit by the states (for example Virginia) is to have the statue about individuals being required to purchase healthcare declared unconstitutional. They will then use this to argue that the whole law unconstitutional if they win (no severance clause in the law). I heard this on NPR last night in an interview with the attorney general of virginia about their strategy....