content: Of course. Don't want to give up your data? Die!  Actually, the insurance company shouldn't own anything since they simply act as an agent to pool money to mitigate risk. You pay a risk premium to a company to pay out in the event you have a covered medical problem. Other premium payers share the risk. The insurance company does not own the capital they used to buy the equipment, they pooled it from other customers. The company earns a fee to manage the risk. That is all.