Apple Health mandatory doctor visits

As a kid, I had a lot of health problems. I remember a lot of trips to the doctor, and regular checkups on my many ailments. Thankfully, I’ve largely outgrown these issues or gotten them to a manageable state. I haven’t been to the doctor for a normal physical in years now.

This got me thinking about health-tracking applications like Apple Health. What if there was a more invasive stance that came from Apple, forcing you to go to the doctor when you try to visit certain locations on Apple Maps?

My gut (see what I did there?) says that people would hate this. It feels like an overreach and has a marginal positive impact, as people would simply churn to Google Maps. It’d be funny if Apple took an aggressive stance on colonoscopies regardless.

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