Aetna to give away 50K Apple Watches to its employees, subsidize others for customers
Health insurer Aetna announced today it will provide Apple Watches at no cost to its nearly 50,000 employees, who will participate in the company's wellness reimbursement program.
The initiative is aimed at encouraging employees "to live more productive, healthy lives" by being able to monitor vital signs and track their exercise progress.
Apple's iOS HealthKit which enabled the Apple Watch to monitor and record exercise by counting steps, and vital signs such as your pulse. The app also automatically records simple but meaningful kinds of movement, such as time spent standing and your all-day calorie burn. It also allows physicians to monitor a patient's health by integrating with electronic health records.
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