Massive insurers like Aetna and UnitedHealth are starting to pay for products from direct-to-consumer brands like Warby Parker and SmileDirectClub.
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Getting my skin checked out in a virtual doctor visit was the most useful way for me to access an appointment I would have otherwise put off.
"There's almost this implicit assumption that they play by a different set of rules," a Harvard psychiatrist and tech consultant said.
I renewed my contact lens prescription online with Simple Contacts. It took a lot less time than going to see an eye doctor, and it was cheaper, too.
I tested out different ways to get healthcare from startups promising to make getting healthcare an easier experience and potentially more affordable.
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An exciting new scientific technology has made it possible to tinker with the very DNA that makes us who we are, offering up fresh hope of new cures for difficult diseases.
Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier, who has led the company for a successful run of nearly a decade, recently said he was looking forward to the next chapter.
JPMorgan, Berkshire Hathaway, and Amazon officially have a name for their joint health venture: Haven.