Kristen Helton, director of Amazon Care, on Feb. 21 told Forbes that "patients are tired of a healthcare system that doesn't put them first." Here are three key avenues Amazon is using to address that issue:

Eighty percent of the COVID-19 vaccines Walmart has administered have been in medically underserved communities.

Despite inflation pressures, Walmart beat expectations for its fourth-quarter earnings report published Feb. 17, with a strong performance from its healthcare branch.

As ride-share giants Lyft and Uber have pushed into the healthcare space, they've integrated offering rides to patients into their business plan. However, experts are worried that the drivers lack sufficient healthcare experience to deal with any potential issues, and passengers and drivers themselves have expressed unease, The Verge reported Feb. 17. 

In October 2021, Elon Musk became the richest person in the world. With a net worth of about $241 billion as of Feb. 17, he and his companies have potential to bring major disruption to most industries. Below are some of the ways Mr. Musk has entered the healthcare space.

CVS Health has been making moves to maintain its ambitions of becoming a healthcare destination, most notably through its partnership to bring clinical trials to pharmacies. Here are five healthcare moves CVS has made in the past two months.

Despite promises of revolutionizing healthcare, Big Tech companies are falling short, in part because of their underestimation of the U.S healthcare system, Sachin Jain, MD, president and CEO of SCAN Health Plan, wrote in Forbes Feb. 15. 

Google is continuing to grow its health business by inking partnerships with health systems, developing new health products and conducting clinical research. Here are profiles of five key leaders who are at the forefront of Google Health's initiatives.

As demand for COVID-19 testing and vaccination dwindles, CVS Health must prove that it can continue to grow and maintain customers, CNBC reported Feb. 9.

Amazon Care’s virtual health services are now available nationwide, and its in-person services will be rolled out in more than 20 new cities in 2022, Amazon said Feb. 8 in a post on its website.

Amazon is speaking to advisers regarding a potential deal to acquire fitness company Peloton, which would further entrench the tech giant into the health and wellness industry, Time reported Feb. 5. 

Just a few weeks on the job, Mike Cantor, MD, chief medical officer for Uber Health, alongside the global head of Uber Health, Caitlin Donovan, spoke to Becker's about why exactly the technology transportation company needed its first CMO and its plan for doubling down on healthcare. 

Rideshare company Uber has been making moves to disrupt the healthcare space in recent months, most notably the appointment of its first chief medical officer. Here are five healthcare moves the company has made in the past four months:

Despite Amazon reporting its slowest revenue growth in four years, investors are still feeling positive about the trajectory for the tech giant after positive growth for their advertising and cloud services, CNBC reported Feb. 4.

Calm, a relaxation app, acquired Ripple Health, a health technology company, to help build out a suite of services created to support mental health, CNBC reported Feb. 2.

After Apple's most recent record-breaking quarter boasting a revenue of almost $124 billion, the tech giant is still pushing into healthcare. 

Google's expected sales for the fourth quarter of 2021 were 27 percent higher year-over-year because of an increase in digital advertising on the company's online search, video and internet platforms, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 1.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced in October that it would make a shift into the virtual world. This shift brought change to the careers of its 68,000 employees, The New York Times reported Jan. 31.

Google Cloud rearranged its leadership of sales and partnerships operations amid heightened competition from Amazon's and Microsoft's cloud infrastructures, CNBC reported Jan. 28.

Apple recorded a record-breaking quarterly revenue of almost $124 billion, CNBC reported Jan. 28.