New data on the meeting between Apple and Aetna to give away Apple Watch

Days ago, we met the noticia about which Apple would be in discussions with an insurance company to give the Apple Watch to clients of this insurance company. Aetna has 23 million customers and the television network CNBC announced some of the details of the meeting negotiations between Apple and Aetna. Since the purpose of this action is the health of the users, this meeting was attended not only by representatives of both companies, but also by the suppliers of the main hospitals.

It is, therefore, that the users of the insurance company have a device on their wrist that helps them with healthy habits.

Daily tasks such as: exercising, eating at the right times or with balanced meals, will be picked up by the Apple watch. The insurer aims to obtain information to prevent and manage the health problems of its users. 

Mandy bishop, person who started the activity of LifelyInsights, She was in charge of transmitting the information of the meeting to the media. In general, at the meeting, company employees shared their experience with the Apple Watch with the rest of the attendees.

But they also talked about issues related to information privacy, which is extracted from the devices. In relation to the latter, it is concerned who has had access to the users' health data during the test, and who will have access in the future. Apple is clear that both the company and third-party applications would not have access except by approval of the user.

Moreover, the cost of devices, it was also a point of debate

A theme that emerged during the event is that many of those who were enrolled in the program wanted to know their health status with their families. But many couldn't afford to spend more than $ 1,000 on devices for their spouses and children.

A spokesperson for the meeting indicated that it is being worked on, but does not clarify whether Aetna will apply discounts to employees' families and policyholders.

The steps that the company is taking is to offer an Apple Watch for free to each employee and offer it at a discount to a part of its customers. From here, you will decide whether to implement the action to the rest of the users as of 2018.