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Tech giants like Apple and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, have been trying to push into health care for some time now. But pursuing health care as a business is hard. Recent news of
Google reorganizing its health team and
Apple struggling to create primary care services illuminate how difficult it can be for companies - even those with deep pockets and resources - to break into the health care industry.
To discuss the recent Apple news as well as the maturity of the digital health industry,
Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Brian Dolan, founder of digital health news and market research publication
Exits & Outcomes, to
Health Affairs This Week. Dolan is a veteran journalist in the health tech space and shares his insights from his reporting on
Crossover Health's partnership with Apple.
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