Category: Disruptors

Walmart opens 70 HIV-focused pharmacies

Walmart opened 70 HIV-focused specialty pharmacies in Colorado, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Florida. 

Healthcare startup co-founded by Spotify CEO gets $65M

A healthcare startup co-founded by the CEO of Spotify has raised $65.4 million to expand.

4 Google healthcare job openings

Google recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are four open positions as of July 5:

Amazon's 9 biggest healthcare moves in 2023

From completing its $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical to delaying the rollout of its virtual care service after two lawmakers questioned its HIPAA privacy practices, here are nine of Amazon’s biggest healthcare moves in 2023:

Amazon's PillPack settles Controlled Substances Act allegations for $300K

PillPack by Amazon Pharmacy will pay $300,000 to resolve allegations it failed to keep track of medications in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

Amazon-One Medical's $3.9B deal one year later

It’s been about one year since Amazon announced plans to acquire primary care provider One Medical in a $3.9 billion deal completed in February.

Payers? Big Tech? Who acquired the most physicians in past 5 years, per AHA

As payers, retailers and Big Tech companies gobble up medical practices, private equity is the type of entity most likely to buy a physician office, the American Hospital Association found.

Amazon, CVS, Optum, Google: The top 11 healthcare disruptor moves in '23

Big Tech and retail healthcare disruptors have had a busy start to 2023, buying up primary care companies and entering into big collaborations with health systems.

Why healthcare is like a 'music store from the '90s,' according to tech chief at CVS' Signify Health

The healthcare industry is like a “music store in the ’90s” with the ultimate goal of becoming as consumer-friendly as Spotify, the tech chief of CVS Health’ Signify Health told TechNewsWorld.

Walgreens revises outlook after profits slip

Walgreens Boots Alliance reported a profit of $118 million for the latest quarter; a year earlier, the healthcare disruptor recorded a profit of $289 million.