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		pbhjpbhj on May 12, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple Watch can detect arrhythmia with 97% accurac... Hmm, this makes me think personal insurance will at some point in the not too distant future give hefty premium hikes to those who refuse to wear a 24-7 monitoring device; as vehicle insurance in the UK is doing with monitoring devices (cameras/accelerometer-type devices).

mattybrennan on May 12, 2017 | [–]

Pretty sure Obamacare wouldn't allow that, but they could start subsidizing devices.

pm90 on May 12, 2017 | [–]

I got an Apple Watch through my company's Health insurance provider, for free.

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