How Health Insurers Score Your Social Network and Friends Health Data

Episode 139 of Services Economy with Fexingo explores how health insurers are now analyzing your social connections – friends, family, and even coworkers – to predict your health risks. We examine a landmark study from the New England Journal of Medicine showing that obesity spreads through social ties, and how insurers are using data from social media, contact lists, and location tracking to build risk scores based on your network. Lucas and Luna discuss specific strategies insurers use, including partnerships with data brokers and social media platforms, and what this means for consumer privacy. The episode also covers regulatory gaps and tips for limiting your social data exposure. A concrete look at the next frontier in insurance data mining. #HealthInsurance #SocialNetworkData #Privacy #DataMining #RiskScoring #ObesitySpread #SocialTies #InsuranceAlgorithms #ConsumerPrivacy #DataBrokers #SocialMedia #LocationTracking #NEJM #HealthData #Economics #ServicesEconomy #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo