If you put in a little bit of effort, you’ll find that most health insurance companies have your back when it comes to healthy living. Some even offer discounts on gym memberships and weight management programs and smoking cessation plans.Now some are even offering free Apple Watches as a part of emerging wellness programs. It was announced on Tuesday that Aetna — which has recently merged with CVS Health — has teamed up with Apple to launch a new app and wellness program. The app, Attain, is a health experience designed by Aetna in collaboration with Apple. Through the use of an Apple Watch, the Attain app will provide Aetna members personalized goals, track their daily activity levels, recommend healthy actions, and ultimately reward them for taking these actions to improve their well-being, the CVS Health press release states. The best part? Members can score a free Apple Watch as long as they’re taking care of themselves — users can opt … [Read more...] about Two major health insurance companies now offer wellness programs featuring free Apple Watches
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A huge health insurer is teaming up with Apple in a bet that an app and a smart watch can make you healthier
Aetna, one of the largest health insurers in the US, has teamed up with Apple to build an app that tracks and rewards the health plan’s members for being healthy. The app, called Attain, launches in the spring. There’ll be room for about 250,000 to 350,000 Aetna members at the start. An Apple Watch isn’t required to join, and can actually be earned through the program. The new app is launching soon after CVS Health acquired Aetna, creating an entirely new healthcare company that can wield a tremendous amount of power over how healthcare gets paid for and provided to patients. Aetna, one of the US’s largest health insurers, is wagering that an app and an Apple Watch can keep its members healthier. Through an app co-developed by Aetna and Apple called Attain, Aetna members can sign up for personalised plans that aim to get them building healthier habits, offering rewards like gift cards if they succeed. Aetna members will be able to sign up starting this … [Read more...] about A huge health insurer is teaming up with Apple in a bet that an app and a smart watch can make you healthier
Contractors who lost health insurance during shutdown still in limbo
Wesley McClure, president and CEO of Unispec, says he got into government contract work in part because of its stability. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Ricky Carioti. Wesley McClure, president and CEO of Unispec, watches as President Donald Trump prepares to give a speech ending the shutdown on Jan. 25, 2019 in Washington. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Ricky Carioti. Wesley McClure, president and CEO of Unispec, watches the monitor as President Donald Trump prepares to give a speech ending the partial government shutdown on Jan. 25, 2019, in Washington. McClure shut down his offices, halting the work of 75 employees, temporarily due to the shutdown. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Ricky Carioti. Wesley McClure, president and CEO of Unispec, says he got into government contract work in part because of its stability. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Ricky Carioti. Show Caption of Expand By The Washington Post | PUBLISHED: January 27, … [Read more...] about Contractors who lost health insurance during shutdown still in limbo
Adults Without Health Insurance Total In US Hits Highest Rate Since 2014
Jan 25, 9:39 AM EST Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Technology By Vanessa Doctor 01/25/19 AT 5:24 AM It’s been four years since President Donald Trump has taken office and it appears that this has a direct link to why the number of uninsured Americans has risen by seven million. A new survey conducted by Gallup reveals that 13.7 percent of citizens do not have health insurance as of 2018, most likely because of the lack of support from the Republican government for the previous administration’s Affordable Care Act.According to Gallup, which has been polling about 28,000 Americans quarterly since 2008, the uninsured rate increased the most among young adults under the age of 35 and women with annual incomes of below $48,000. The youth reported a 4.8-point rise from the previous two years to more than 21 percent, while the rate of women without insurance went up 12.8 percent from 8.9 percent in 2016.The east … [Read more...] about Adults Without Health Insurance Total In US Hits Highest Rate Since 2014
An Indiana school superintendent was charged with 3 felonies for using her own health insurance to get medical treatment for a sick student
A school superintendent in Indiana was arrested and charged with three felonies, including insurance fraud, after she used her own health insurance to seek medical treatment for a sick student. 48-year-old Casey Smitherman of Elwood, Indiana, said she was concerned about the 15-year-old student, who had missed school on January 9 due to an illness. “I knew he did not have insurance, and I wanted to do all I could to help him get well,” Smitherman said in a written statement shared with multiple news outlets. Smitherman is accused of claiming the student was her son when she took him to a medical facility for treatment, and received a prescription for antibiotics for the student that was written in her son’s name. The insurance claim amounted to $US233. She previously purchased clothes for the student and cleaned his house out of concern for his well-being, according to court documents. Officials from Smitherman’s school district said her decisions were … [Read more...] about An Indiana school superintendent was charged with 3 felonies for using her own health insurance to get medical treatment for a sick student