Category: Disruptors

Health system innovation leaders say CVS Health’s completed $8 billion acquisition of Signify Health makes sense in an industry that is moving toward the home — and that the company is far from done expanding.

Uber Health, the healthcare arm of Uber, is launching a same-day prescription delivery service that allows health systems and health plans to give patients direct access to their medications. 

CVS Health expects to close its $10.6 billion acquisition of Oak Street Health by the end of June, the company said in a March 30 securities filing.

CVS Health President and CEO Karen Lynch said the company’s $8 billion acquistion of Signify Health will advance its value-based care strategy, as well as help CVS redefine how care is received.

CVS Health President and CEO Karen Lynch said the company’s $8 billion acquistion of Signify Health will advance its value-based care strategy, as well as help CVS redefine how care is received.

Healthcare disruptors such as Amazon, CVS Health and VillageMD are spending billions to enter into the healthcare space through mergers and acquisitions. 

Karen DeSalvo, MD, chief health officer of Google, said the company aims to create a ‘doctor in your pocket,’ as she says patients will be going to their phones to access healthcare and health information, Politico reported March 29. 

CVS Health will continue to dispense drugs that are FDA-approved and legal as the country faces an “unacceptable” slide in protecting women’s health, the company’s CEO, Karen Lynch, told an audience in Washington, D.C., March 29.

Walgreens CEO Rosalind Brewer called the company’s second quarter “transformational” because of the continued growth of VillageMD and its $8.9 billion acquisition of provider group Summit Health.

Amazon Pharmacy is partnering with GSK, Kaléo, Novo Nordisk and Dexcom on a feature that automatically adds savings to a patient’s medication order when eligible.