Consumer Driven Health Care

Consumers generally only ask about the cost of health care services after they get the bill.

The company will also reorganize corporate and field operations and revamp its technology, which along with the store closings will help cut an additional $500 million in costs by the end of fiscal 2017.

Manulife Financial Corp.s John Hancock Life Insurance will discount premiums by as much as 15 percent for policy holders who track and perform well on metrics such as daily exercise, annual health screenings and flu shot.

About 6 million people got health insurance coverage via such online portals this year, up from 3 million in 2014.

Consumers have a failing grade when it comes to knowing their key health facts, according to a HealthMine survey.

Telemedicine is and will probably continue to be one of the biggest trends in digital health this year.