That's a pretty interesting idea - public disclosure of health seems very wrong (where every investor could read the doctor's annual report on Jobs's health), b

That's a pretty interesting idea - public disclosure of health seems very wrong (where every investor could read the doctor's annual report on Jobs's health), but something in the direction of what pilots do seems quite reasonable. The pilot is checked by a doctor, and the only information publicized is a "pass/fail". Any conditions remain between the pilot and the doctor, and in particular any conditions which are irrelevant to the task at hand. (If Jobs has erectile dysfunction, no one would ever know) Anyhow: The way Apple works today, there is little reason the SEC should be involved. Everybody knows that Jobs kept a life-threatening illness from investors until the last minute, and everybody knows that the company would be in deep shit if he had died. Hence, the risk of him keeping any current serious condition secret is known to investors and the share price reflects this. This is also why a (minor?) issue such as this one causes so much noise. Speculators are speculating.