Selling Your Healthcare Data: Who Buys It & Why

Selling Your Healthcare Data: Who Buys It & Why

Did you know that the selling of healthcare data is big business? Where does the information come from, and how is it used? There’s a market for healthcare data. In Our Bodies, Our Data, Adam Tanner provides a fairly comprehensive list of who is selling the information. He also shares a surprisingly (perhaps disturbingly) long list of how different types of firms use medical data for their own purposes. Read more to learn the sources and uses of healthcare data—as well as the key players in the industry.

How to Spend Less Money in 11 Areas of Life

Guaranteed Basic Income: Creating A Better Tomorrow

Do you want to learn how to spend less money? How different could your life be if you saved more or lived on less? In Your Money or Your Life, Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez identify 11 categories of expenses and offer suggestions on how to spend less money in each. Whether it’s related to housing or parenthood or gift-giving, you’re likely to find expense-cutting ideas that make a difference for you. Read more to learn how to spend less money.

Government in History: Vital Lessons for Today

Government in History: Vital Lessons for Today

Are revolutions justified? How do tyrannies rise? What lessons can we learn about government in history? In The Lessons of History, Will and Ariel Durant provide an overview of government in history. They examine Plato’s “five regimes” and show how this model played out in Greece and Rome. They also comment on revolutions, democracy, and tyranny—through the historical lens. Read more to learn about the government in history.

Diversify Your Portfolio: 4 Tips for Better Investing

Diversify Your Portfolio: 4 Tips for Better Investing

Do you know how to diversify your portfolio to strengthen your financial security? Do you need some direction with asset diversification? To preserve a steady passive income over time, consider implementing some of the following ideas for diversifying your portfolio. You also could benefit from asking yourself seven questions (found at the end of this article) about asset diversification in your situation. Read on to learn ways you can diversify your portfolio.

The Worrisome History of Selling Medical Data

The Worrisome History of Selling Medical Data

Did you know that personal medical data is sold? How and when did this practice start and why is it a problem? In Our Bodies, Our Data, Adam Tanner shares a useful history of how resold medical data became increasingly personal and detailed over time. He identifies some of the key players in the healthcare data industry and how they gather and share information. Read more for a history of resold medical data.

Morality in History: How It Has (and Hasn’t) Changed

Morality in History: How It Has (and Hasn’t) Changed

What is the story of morality in history? How have morals and vices changed over time? In The Lessons of History, Will and Ariel Durant dedicate a chapter to morality in history, following its path from the hunting era to industrial times. They argue that morals reflect what is needed for the individual and society to survive at a given time. Read more to learn about morality in history.

Our Bodies, Our Data: Book Overview

Our Bodies, Our Data: Book Overview

What does Our Bodies, Our Data say about your health information? Is your medical data being sold? Our Bodies, Our Data is a useful survey of the medical data industry and its current worrisome capabilities. You’ll learn how the industry progressively sold more and more data, how patient records are compiled, and why there’s a market for this data. Keep reading for an overview of Our Bodies, Our Data.