[Ishmaeli]

I recently attended a sales meeting for group health insurance reps at Blue Cross Blue Shield of TX.

They are going all-in on HMO plans. Of course everyone remembers how unpopular HMOs were in the 90s, deservedly so or not.

The Apple Newton figured prominently in their presentation. Like the Newton, they argued, the HMO was premature to the market, and suffered from lack of supporting infrastructure, despite being ahead of its time in many ways. Today's HMO could be the iPhone.

I wasn't convinced, but it was cool to see the Newton again, out in the wild.