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I wonder how this would fit in in countries with universal healthcare? This is a natural fit for the US, where the business of healthcare happens much closer t
by kitd 12y ago
I wonder how this would fit in in countries with universal healthcare?
This is a natural fit for the US, where the business of healthcare happens much closer to (and often involves) the end consumer.
In countries with universal healthcare, I think this would only work if Facebook/Google/Apple made the state provider the first choice to receive healthcare data. The state normally has programs in place already to centralise and analyse health data and what Facebook are proposing is essentially setting up equivalent functions in parallel.
- jhales 12y agoThere seem to be a lot of private enterprise that competes and prospers even when there is a large state presence. FedEx is an example that comes to mind. "This is a natural fit for the US, where the business of healthcare happens much closer to (and often involves) the end consumer." Seems true, but would add that it could go a whole lot closer. The typical consumer is generally insulated by insurance being packaged into employment deals and a near universal culture of prepay masquerading as 'insurance.'