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I think the point is more that your insurance will become more expensive because you haven't walked enough between the age of 20 and 40, and therefore you're mo
by alex_duf 6y ago
I think the point is more that your insurance will become more expensive because you haven't walked enough between the age of 20 and 40, and therefore you're more prone to a heart attack.
Or maybe your mortgage is more likely to be denied
- shadowgovt 6y agoHow did the mortgage and insurance companies get my private data in my Google account?
- meroes 6y agogoogle bought the insurance startup
- shadowgovt 6y agoWhat insurance startup? Are we talking hypotheticals here or concrete action Google is undertaking? I agree that Google + FitBit + Google owning a health insurance company would be suspect, but I'm unaware of them buying a health insurance company. Certainly, if the concern is government intervention, the intervention should hold off until an insurance startup is actually on the table?
- meroes 6y agoOh totally hypothetical sorry frighten, was just continuing the theme I saw in the previous posts I do see insurance startups on HN from time to time so I think the idea isn't totally far fetched though
- m16ghost 6y agoAlphabet owns a company called Verily, which is entering the health reinsurance space: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/25/21401124/alphabet-verily-insurance-coefficient-stop-loss https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/25/21401124/alphabet-verily-... Verily already has its own smartwatch though.