Healthcare is fair game for this and in this interview from CNN, a toothbrush is used as an example. With devices, such as the IPhone, we see some of this with going on line to compare your work out figures and other items against others on the web or with friends. This is also a legal outlet...
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We live in the world of integrated software and employee participation is an option with a device such as an iPhone to monitor activity, along with being connected to a Wellness Coach that could send you emails and text messages, some could be a nice warning telling you that you are not moving enough...
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I am doing my part here as are many other bloggers. If we don’t act now and give some competition to the health insurance industry, their power and rationing will continue to grow…and the sad thing is that most of Congress has not a clue on what real healthcare is about, they certainly didn’t have...
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Tue, Jul 21 2009
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This is what I call a very “loaded” commentary and transparent view of what we are dealing with today. With Congress looking at incentives with insurance companies and employers, could they live within these realms themselves? This is the danger zone where those, who are not full acquainted...
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Coming out of the studies and search for a solution new co-pays of $30 for primary care doctor visits and $40 for specialists are showing up. Employees are being urged to use an urgent clinic location versus the emergency room when perhaps a visit there would be less expensive than the traditional ER...
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