Author Archives: Eric Kernfeld

About Eric Kernfeld

Eric Kernfeld is a bioinformatician at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he contributes to an interdisciplinary team focused on autoimmune disease, immune system development, stem cell biology, and single-cell genomics. He has degrees in mathematics and statistics, and he maintains an independent research blog.

Data-driven “wellness rewards” programs allow covert discrimination

By | September 18, 2019

Access to care facilitates better health, and much of the work in Medical Care analyzes policy changes that affect insurance coverage both for the population as a whole and for disadvantaged groups (see examples, here, here, and here). Unfortunately, even as governments and researchers work on existing problems, technology is enabling new barriers. Wellness programs… Read More »