US health insurance firm deploys blockchain for effective data management

Leading US health insurance company, Anthem, has turned to blockchain to store and share the medical history of its forty million consumer base for the next three years, Forbes confirmed the news on 12th December 2019. In a world where cases of data theft and privacy scandals are prevalent, it is difficult for people to trust anyone else, other than themselves, with data storage and management. One of the most compelling use cases of blockchain is data security as it offers a secure platform with minimal to no risk of tampering and immutability. Enhanced security, improved transparency, and reduction in