Category: Disruptors

The CNBC Disruptor 50 list for 2024 includes seven healthcare companies.

Walgreens Boots Alliance is reportedly looking for a potential buyer for Boots, a $8.8 billion drug store chain located in the UK, Bloomberg reported May 13.  

In the last two years, Optum has spent $31 billion on acquisitions, The Oregonian reported May 13. 

Amazon is looking to hire leaders with experience in nonprofit healthcare and EHRs, according to recent job postings on the tech giant’s website.

Apple continues to aggressively hire for healthcare jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices. 

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has opened three of five planned health clinics inside Walgreens retail locations, the health system said May 7.

Amazon Clinic General Manager Nworah Ayogu, MD, is leaving the company to join Thrive Capital, a firm that builds and invests in internet, software and technology companies.

Health system leaders told Becker’s they’re not surprised by the failure of Walmart Health given the arduous economics of healthcare and the difficulty of providing primary care at scale.

Several major players in the healthcare industry — Walmart, Optum and Walgreens’ VillageMD — are closing or scaling back their healthcare services in 2024.

Amazon continues building out its healthcare artificial intelligence and pharmacy businesses. Here are 10 health tech jobs the tech giant is hiring for this month.