Tech giants like Amazon, Apple and Google are all trying to shoulder into the health field, and the companies that are already struggling in a tough landscape do not welcome new competition. The trade secrets lawsuit fight between the new health initiative led by Atul Gawande and UnitedHealth Group can be read as a sign of that growing tension.
from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2TpXDqE
January 31, 2019
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