The health insurer Anthem Inc. is launching a payment app that will give consumers
the opportunity to use their smartphones to schedule and pay for medical
visits, get diagnoses and interact with doctors.
According to The Wall Street Journal, this service can be
accessed even by individuals who are not customers at the firm. The application
is called CareSpree and will be
rolled out this month in Indiana. After that, it will be deployed to other
states in which the insurer is operational. The company’s chief digital officer
asserted, “We want to be able to expand access to care and help with
navigation, and we want to do it for all consumers, not just Anthem members. Clearly,
this is an opportunity to innovate on the business model”.
The application will also give users the ability to benefit
from other facilities. One of these include video doctor visits. Thanks to a
chat function powered by the New York startup K Health Inc., a system based on artificial
intelligence can suggest potential medical diagnoses for consumers and then
allow them to get in touch with a doctor over text for follow-up advice.
Considering the deployment of 5G
connection, healthcare companies and financial firms will be able to
work together to leverage technology and introduce quicker and more efficient
solutions.
You
can pay for healthcare services via a payment app
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