Fierce Healthcare June 11, 2019
Heather Landi

Pharmacy and retail company Walgreens is increasingly relying on partnerships with tech companies like Verily and Microsoft to build digital healthcare services.

Pharmacy and retail giant Walgreens has been aggressively working to establish itself as a force in the growing market for digital healthcare and web-driven patient care as it looks to outmaneuver rivals like CVS Health and Amazon.

In November, CVS completed its $69 billion acquisition of healthcare insurer Aetna and has been rapidly expanding its influence in transforming healthcare delivery. Last June, Amazon announced it was buying online pharmacy Pillpack, and some experts said the deal could be the harbinger of Amazon getting into the pharmacy storefront and rapid clinic business.

Not to be outdone, Walgreens has made...

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