Category: Disruptors

ChristianaCare, GoHealth to open more clinics

ChristianaCare and GoHealth Urgent Care are expanding their partnership to open four new locations July 14.

Walgreens to reduce stake in VillageMD

Walgreens plans to reduce its stake in primary care clinic chain VillageMD.

Amazon Clinic rebrands

Amazon Clinic, Amazon’s virtual care platform, has rebranded to Amazon One Medical Pay-per-visit. 

Walgreens to close 'significant' number of underperforming stores

Walgreens is planning to shutter “a significant portion” of its underperforming retail stores over the next three years.

Walmart health centers to close June 28

Walmart revealed plans in April to close all 51 health centers across the U.S. this year. The retail giant recently posted the closing date, and it’s fast approaching: June 28.

AWS pledges $3M to pediatric healthcare

Amazon Web Services has pledged to commit $3 million to three different healthcare organizations in a bid to advance pediatric and children’s healthcare. 

Publix Pharmacy launches $25 virtual care visits

Publix Pharmacy, which has over 1,300 locations across eight states, has launched a virtual care service for patients.

Microsoft's biggest healthcare moves in 2024

From launching an AI consortium with healthcare leaders to its subsidiary Nuance inking more health system partnerships, here are eight of Microsoft’s healthcare moves reported by Becker’s since March:

CVS Health to roll out new app

CVS Health is preparing to debut a new app and incorporate AI-driven tools to streamline customer interactions, decrease wait time and enhance overall service quality, The Wall Street Journal reported June 20.

7 Amazon health tech jobs

Amazon continues to hire to meet its healthcare ambitions, looking for leaders with EHR and academic medicine experience. Here are seven health tech jobs the Big Tech company is hiring for this month.