Category: Disruptors

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. 

Elon Musk’s Neuralink is reportedly in talks with medical centers to test its brain implants on humans, Gizmodo reported.

What is the best hospital in the United States? After asking ChatGPT that question on Feb. 20, Becker’s posed the same query to Google’s Bard AI. And the two artificial intelligence chatbots had different responses.

Environmental, social and governance investment group Arjuna Capital is claiming a win after CVS Health committed to strengthening its reproductive health data privacy protections following a shareholder proposal from the activist investment group.

CVS and Optum have struggled to integrate behavioral health into their payer-provider models, Behavioral Health Business reported.

Bill Gates says artificial intelligence will change the way people get healthcare as much as the internet and mobile phones have and could make health more equitable around the globe.

Amazon has been slow to launch its digital pharmacy business after struggling with the complexities of running a healthcare company, The Washington Post reported March 27.

Amazon has been slow to launch its digital pharmacy business after struggling with the complexities of running a healthcare company, The Washington Post reported March 27.