Bitcoin Incentivizes Patient-Centered Healthcare For Millions Of Americans
Why a new healthcare system should be the first product developed in Web5 to offer equitable, affordable and patient-centered healthcare for Americans.This is an opinion editorial by Vishvas Garg, a Ph.D. in pharmacoeconomics, epidemiology, pharmaceutical policy and outcomes research from the University of New Mexico.In a previous article, I introduced an idea of a new Bitcoin-enabled healthcare system. In this article, I discuss the details of my proposal by using a case example of the private insurance market in the United States. First, I describe the unmet needs in this private....
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