Category: Disruptors

The former senior vice president of healthcare delivery at Walmart has a new job.

OptumCare, headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., is planning to lay off 160 employees, as indicated by a WARN notice posted on the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development website.

CVS subsidiary Oak Street Health has agreed to pay $60 million to settle accusations that it violated the False Claims Act by offering kickbacks to third-party insurance agents in return for referring older adults to its primary care clinics.

Microsoft is collaborating with the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and Nordic to create a national rural health IT community.  

Amazon Health Services has teamed up with online behavioral healthcare provider Talkspace to expand access to mental health services.

Apple is introducing new health features across its product lineup, including an over-the-counter hearing aid option. 

Amazon’s One Medical has reopened its primary care office in New York City. 

Walgreens is partnering with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority within HHS to accelerate innovation in decentralized clinical trials.

CVS Health has named Heidi Capozzi executive vice president and chief people officer. 

Walmart has leased another one of its former healthcare centers.