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Tag: health insurance

Private Medicare plan Devoted Health first to offer Apple Watch as a benefit

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 10:44 amTuesday, October 8, 20191 Comment

Private health insurer Devoted Health says it is the first Medicare Advantage plan to offer Apple Watch as a benefit to its members…

John Hancock expands Apple Watch program, offers new Series 5 to life insurance customers

Friday, October 4, 2019 12:08 am5 Comments

Beginning this fall, customers can earn the watch through the John Hancock Vitality Program for just $25, simply by being more active…

Apple health team faces departures as tensions reportedly rise over differing visions for the future

Tuesday, August 20, 2019 2:01 pmTuesday, August 20, 201913 Comments

Apple has seen some high-profile departures in recent months from its health team after a series of leadership changes and internal disagreements about direction…

Health insurer Anthem is hiring Apple staff for next-gen health services

Wednesday, July 10, 2019 9:13 amWednesday, July 10, 20191 Comment

Apple’s expertise in app design means competing firms are digging deep to recruit company talent…

Cramer: Apple analysts have ‘their tails between their legs’ post-earnings

Wednesday, January 30, 2019 2:04 pm6 Comments

Wall Street’s top tech analysts were beside themselves Tuesday evening after finding Apple’s earnings report…

Aetna rewards Apple Watch wearers for healthy activity

Tuesday, January 29, 2019 10:15 am3 Comments

Designed in collaboration with Apple, the “Attain by Aetna” app is a first-of-its-kind health experience…

Apple in talks to bring subsidized Apple Watch to Medicare Advantage members

Friday, January 18, 2019 3:00 pmFriday, January 18, 20197 Comments

Apple has been in talks with Medicare Advantage providers about subsidizing the Apple Watch for people to use as a health tracker…

Apple job openings for health-related positions up 400% since 2017

Thursday, January 17, 2019 5:42 pmNo Comments

Based on hiring data trends, it appears Apple has every intention to continue to invest in health technology…

Apple’s digital health plan puts the iPhone and Apple Watch at the heart of your wellbeing

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 2:08 pm2 Comments

Digital health is where big tech firms want to be right now…

Study shows active Apple Watch users gain extra years of life

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 3:35 pm1 Comment

A global study conducted for a large insurance company with tech giant Apple has concluded…

John Hancock and Vitality prove Apple Watch incentives boost physical activity rates by more than 30 percent

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 10:28 amWednesday, November 28, 20181 Comment

High-intensity activity days increased by 52 percent…

Life insurance companies are luring Apple Watch users with deals

Friday, November 16, 2018 10:46 amFriday, November 16, 20185 Comments

Apple Watches are increasingly part of everyday life…

Wowed by Apple Watch’s ECG? Wait ’til you see what’s next

Monday, October 1, 2018 5:42 pm12 Comments

Apple’s newly developed ECG reading tool on Apple Watch may or may not gain approval for use…

New initiative offers free accidental death insurance to Apple Watch owners

Friday, September 28, 2018 10:00 amFriday, September 28, 20182 Comments

Consumers who own an Apple Watch are being offered $1,000 of accidental death insurance coverage…

Apple’s new ResearchKit API monitors Parkinson’s disease symptoms on Apple Watch

Thursday, June 7, 2018 12:02 pmThursday, June 7, 20182 Comments

Apple is adding a new ‘Movement Disorder API’ to its open-source ResearchKit framework…

A tale of two hospitals that adopted Apple’s Health Record app

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 10:26 amWednesday, April 11, 20184 Comments

Apple’s Health Record app allows patients to pull in their healthcare info from multiple providers…

Study suggests AliveCor KardiaBand for Apple Watch can be used with AI algorithm to detect high potassium

Sunday, March 11, 2018 12:52 pm12 Comments

AliveCor, the company that makes an FDA-approved EKG band for the Apple Watch called KardiaBand…

UnitedHealthcare lets Apple Watch users can earn money for medical expenses

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 3:29 pmWednesday, March 7, 20183 Comments

Anyone enrolled in UnitedHealthcare Motion can get an Apple Watch Series 3 and have the option to apply earnings from the program toward buying the device…

Apple’s cure for soaring healthcare costs? Tech-savvy clinics

Friday, March 2, 2018 3:44 pmFriday, March 2, 20186 Comments

Apple plans to open healthcare clinics for its Cupertino employees and their families…

Apple’s preeminent Apple Watch: What does the future hold?

Friday, March 2, 2018 12:01 pmFriday, March 2, 201812 Comments

As the Apple Watch prepares to turn three, Apple’s preeminent wearable has hit an interesting inflection point…

Tim Cook: Apple can make a ‘significant contribution’ in health care

Tuesday, February 13, 2018 4:05 pm8 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook talked up the company’s ambitions in the health-care sector on Tuesday…

Apple aims to revolutionize healthcare – for free

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 1:00 pm7 Comments

Last week, Apple announced another step forward in its health efforts….

If Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett lift the veil on health prices, insurers are in trouble

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 1:25 pmWednesday, January 31, 201825 Comments

News that Jeff Bezos’ Amazon and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway are forming their own healthcare company with JPMorgan Chase…

Apple will finally replace the fax machine in health care

Tuesday, January 30, 2018 11:03 am12 Comments

We’ve seen some spectacular advances in fields ranging from surgery to gene editing…

Why Apple is positioned to win the electronic medical record game with Health Records in iOS 11.3

Thursday, January 25, 2018 2:02 pmThursday, January 25, 20186 Comments

Apple’s next update of operating system for iPhones and iPads will include a feature…

Apple announces effortless solution bringing health records to iPhone

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 10:26 amWednesday, January 24, 201813 Comments

Apple today introduced a significant update to the Health app with the iOS 11.3 beta…

Apple Watches told fans they might be having heart attacks at end of crazy Vikings-Saints NFL playoff game

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 10:26 amTuesday, January 16, 201814 Comments

The last few minutes of the game alone saw multiple lead changes and an assortment of incredible plays…

Apple is developing an integrated EKG heart monitor for Apple Watch

Thursday, December 21, 2017 3:56 pmThursday, December 21, 201712 Comments

“Apple Inc. is developing an advanced heart-monitoring feature for future versions of its smartwatch…

Apple health director exits to keep a promise to sister who died of cancer

Friday, December 8, 2017 3:02 pm2 Comments

Apple’s health boss, Anil Sethi, has left the company to start venture focusing on helping very sick patients…

John Hancock offers Apple Watch Series 3 for only $25 to all Vitality life insurance customers

Monday, October 23, 2017 3:28 pmMonday, October 23, 201714 Comments

John Hancock announced today it is expanding its Apple Watch program to all new and existing John Hancock Vitality life…

Apple working with a start-up ‘Health Gorilla’ in secretive personal health record initiative

Friday, October 20, 2017 9:15 amFriday, October 20, 20173 Comments

Apple is working on a secret plan to turn the iPhone into a personal hub for all your medical information…

Apple’s healthcare plans under the microscope: From iPhone apps to Apple Watch and what comes next

Wednesday, October 4, 2017 11:27 amThursday, October 19, 20174 Comments

It’s unsurprising that Apple has its sights set on the healthcare market…

What Apple and Aetna discussed about Apple Watch last week

Thursday, August 17, 2017 4:54 pm7 Comments

Apple and Aetna conducted a series of meetings late last week to discuss the next step…

Apple and the future of the insurance industry

Tuesday, August 15, 2017 10:01 amTuesday, August 15, 201710 Comments

We carry health sensors on our wrist, and our Apple Watch is becoming our personal physician…

Apple and Aetna hold secret meetings to bring Apple Watch to the insurer’s 23 million members

Monday, August 14, 2017 3:56 pmMonday, August 14, 201710 Comments

The move by Aetna is part of its push to increase customer interest in a healthier lifestyle and a better tracking of diet…

Apple granted U.S. patent for iPhone that measures and analyzes health data

Tuesday, August 8, 2017 12:55 pmTuesday, August 8, 20171 Comment

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 50 newly granted patents for Apple…

Apple working with start-up on iPhone Electronic Health Records plan

Monday, June 19, 2017 7:40 pm15 Comments

The doctor was frustrated with the process of transferring patients’ diagnostic test results in their practice…

Apple’s profound iPhone plans for healthcare

Thursday, June 15, 2017 2:55 pmThursday, June 15, 201712 Comments

A report today once again confirms Apple is interested in making your iPhone the center..

Congressman Chaffetz walks back remarks on low-income Americans choosing health care over iPhones

Tuesday, March 7, 2017 2:09 pmTuesday, March 7, 201771 Comments

A Republican lawmaker on Tuesday walked back his remarks earlier in the day that low-income Americans may have to prioritize purchasing health care coverage over gadgets such as iPhones…

Apple scores major Apple Watch win

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 4:33 pm14 Comments

Just a few weeks after Apple, Inc. pointed out at its September event that it is now the second-largest watchmaker…

In major win for Apple, Aetna becomes first insurance company to subsidize Apple Watch

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 2:55 pmTuesday, September 27, 201625 Comments

Aetna today announced a new initiative to revolutionize members’ consumer health experience…

New ‘SweatCoin’ iPhone app pays people to get fit

Thursday, May 5, 2016 10:00 amThursday, May 5, 20166 Comments

A free smartphone app that will pay people to be physically active launches on Wednesday in Britain…

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