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Trump Pushing for Cost Transparency in Healthcare, Social Networks Attempt to Save Us from Ourselves and The Growing Controversy of Collecting Personal Health Information Online

Written by CHC Wellbeing | Nov 15, 2019 10:26:21 PM

Below is your weekly dose of wellbeing, curated from trusted news sources.

New Trump Rule to Make More Health Care Rates Public
Washington Post

The Trump administration has issued controversial rules that call for hospitals and insurers to provide consumers more information upfront about what their care will cost as an attempt to help Americans be more savvy healthcare shoppers.

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Tech Companies Target Your Sanity
Axios.com

Several of the biggest social media platforms are beginning to test changes that cut down on scorekeeping, discourage harassment and aim to improve users' wellbeing.

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Yes, Google's Using Your Healthcare Data – And It's Not Alone
Computer World

A multi-billion dollar industry has been built around collecting healthcare data and anonymizing it for research. It's perfectly legal, but patients and lawmakers are still reacting with skepticism and panic.

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