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csomarlast Thursday at 9:08 AM1 replyview on HN

> I personally don’t care who has access to my health data

There's a reason this data is heavily regulated. It's deeply intimate and gives others enormous leverage over you. This is also why the medical industry can charge premium rates while often providing poor service. Something as simple as knowing whether you need insulin to survive might seem harmless, but it creates an asymmetric power dynamic that can be exploited. And we know these companies will absolutely use this data to extract every possible gain.


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HPsquaredlast Thursday at 10:10 AM

The medical industry doesn't use your medical data to overcharge for insulin. That's more a question of your financial and insurance data.