Workplace wellness advocates hailed the support provided by the Affordable Care Act as a public health victory. Soon there were promises of lower rates of chronic disease and lower health care costs. Wellness companies began to pop up all over. Wellness programs began to require people to answer extensive questionnaires that delved into their privacy. Wellness programs provide only a modest profit, so companies began to sell their employees’ collected personal health data to third parties. That was a good business model. On the open market, health data is coveted. Where is the science to show
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