INSIGHTS
October 12, 2020

An Epic new partnership for Lyft

Only a few years ago, the notion of partnerships between Lyft and Epic or Kaiser Permanente and Best Buy may have just been conversation fodder for healthcare prognosticators. Now, a new world order is emerging, and organizations across industries are taking a crack at healthcare’s stagnant business models. As digital health ecosystems continue to grow and transform, such partnership announcements are becoming the norm.

Headlines

Clover Health Is Acquired In A $3.7 Billion Deal
The Medicare Advantage provider is the latest healthcare startup to go public via SPAC New York Times | (Tweet)

Express Scripts Adds New Solutions To Digital Health Formulary
New solutions target women’s health, smoking cessation, caregiver care, and more Fierce Healthcare | (Tweet)

Virta Adds Prediabetes And Obesity Focused Services
Expansion targets the 88 million people with prediabetes in US MobiHealthNews | (Tweet)

Amazon Web Services And PHDA To Develop Machine Learning Models
New techniques to predict breast cancer risk and identify depression HIT Consultant | (Tweet)

How Google, Amazon, Facebook And Apple Are Targeting Health Insurance
The latest on big tech’s strategies to tackle health insurance Fierce Healthcare | (Tweet)

Digital Health Passport CommonPass Begins Testing
Travelers can document their COVID-19 status electronically MobiHealthNews | (Tweet)

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