Category: Disruptors

CVS Health is aiming for its retail healthcare offering, MinuteClinic, to fill primary care gaps caused by longer wait times; a 2022 survey from Merritt Hawkins found that the average patient waits 20.6 days for primary care. 

Walmart Health may have an advantage over other retail healthcare clinics because the big-box store has so many other products available to patients, Arkansas Business reported.

Amazon continues to aggressively hire for its healthcare businesses, including for these 11 jobs posted in the past 30 days.

Two senators have expressed concern about how Amazon’s virtual care platform, Amazon Clinic, collects patient data, Politico reported June 16.  

As Walgreens continues to expand Village Medical primary care clinics alongside its retail stores, CEO Roz Brewer detailed where the company has found success during remarks June 13 at the AHIP 2023 conference. 

Walgreens is partnering with medtech company Freenome to advance clinical trials of Freenome’s blood tests for early cancer detection.

Newsweek spotlighted 10 health tech innovators for its Great Disruptors series June 14.

Oracle Chair and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison said the company is partnering with AI startup Cohere to develop generative AI services for organizations including healthcare. 

Walmart almost bought online pharmacy PillPack in 2018, but when the retail giant paused talks Amazon swooped in to acquire the startup, Fortune reported June 13.

Uber Health, the healthcare arm of Uber, will expand and start to offer grocery and over-the-counter pharmacy product delivery to patients.