[fixermark]

It seems almost like the real issue is the insurance schema that makes medical care inaccessible without third-party money.

This notion suggests that the right place to start the kind of big-data medical disruption that could work would be a nation with a weaker or nonexistent medical insurance framework.

[rayiner]

It's not just insurance. Companies these days are using credit history as a reason to deny people employment. The credit card companies will hand out this information to almost anyone. Imagine what these folks will do with medical data.

[laurenstill]

...and the hospitals are using credit card data in their population management models. Oh, you've stopped by the liquor store 3 times this week and now presenting with pancreatitis? Sorry, you are now in our "at risk" billing class.

Just cause I'm feeling particularly paranoid today.