Disruptors

Amazon has secured multiple companies as clients for its telehealth service, Amazon Care, CNBC reported June 9. 

Walmart Health's primary care medical group has filed paperwork to expand virtual care in 16 more states, Insider reported June 7. 

Here are 10 recent partnerships between healthcare organizations and big tech companies including Amazon, Apple and Google. 

As employers look to curb their share of increasing healthcare costs, many may be attracted to healthcare offerings that charge them based on how many employees actually use the service, according to a May 6 report from eMarketer.

Walmart Health has entered an agreement to acquire on-demand, multispecialty telehealth provider MeMD, the retailer said May 6.

Amazon Care, the e-commerce giant's new healthcare venture, has signed its first enterprise client, Insider reported May 5.

A rule that limited competition between the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's 35 insurers is no more, a change stemming from a $2.7 billion antitrust settlement, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Dan Mendelson, founder and former CEO of Avalere Health, will lead a new healthcare innovation group at JPMorgan Chase.

CVS and other pharmacy retail chains have been revamping their businesses in recent years to meet consumer demands for better healthcare access and convenience.

Microsoft will buy speech recognition company Nuance Communications in an all-cash transaction valued at $19.7 billion, including debt assumption, the company announced April 12.