One of the biggest problems facing the health care systemtoday is the emphasis on third party payment, which insulatesthe individual from the price of health care servicesand from important and personal health care decisions.Ensuring that health care prices are transparent encourages consumers to make more informed decisions, with greater sensitivity to price.
Texas Has the Tools to Protect Health Data. Now We Just Need the Political Will.
Filled with anticipation, a woman in her early 30s downloads a fertility-tracking app. She and her husband are finally ready to start their young family and have a baby. Every morning she logs her cycle, her basal temperature, her symptoms. She grants the app access to her Apple Health data because the onboarding screen says...