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Apple Watch to be sold alongside Aetna health insurance plans

The Apple Watch could before long be sold limited or allowed to Aetna's 23 million individuals, as an approach to enhance wellbeing results and lower protection costs, as indicated by a CNBC report.



Apple held a progression of gatherings with Aetna officials and doctor's facility boss restorative data officers, examining the likelihood of an arrangement that incorporated the Watch. It isn't the first run through the two organizations have met to examine plans, Bloomberg detailed a comparable story in September a year ago.

Aetna as of now offers the Apple Watch to its 50,000 workers as a major aspect of its corporate wellbeing program, so it has encounter utilizing the smartwatch.

Various changes arranged 

Apple has rolled out various improvements to the Watch since the last revealed gathering, including a change to concentrate on wellbeing and wellness. Bits of gossip recommend Apple will take this further with the following rendition of the Watch, including wellbeing highlights that may require FDA endorsement.

The Watch is likewise anticipated that would have cell availability, more battery life, and another structure.

Apple has gained critical ground in smartwatch deals over the previous year, outperforming Fitbit as the biggest wearable dealer in the U.S., second on the planet to Xiaomi. Deals achieved 22 million in the initial three months of 2017, as per Strategy Analytics.

All things considered, the organization has not yet pushed hard for the wellbeing business. It changed its showcasing to concentrate on wellness and wellbeing, however the Aetna discourses are the main move for protection suppliers.

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