Unpacking Apple's health care efforts and digital health's overall maturity

<p>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 <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-health-splitting-reorganization-sending-employees-fitbit-search-2021-6">Google reorganizing its health team</a> and <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-struggles-in-push-to-make-healthcare-greatest-legacy-11623832200">Apple struggling to create primary care services</a> illuminate how difficult it can be for companies - even those with deep pockets and resources - to break into the health care industry.</p><p>To discuss the recent Apple news as well as the maturity of the digital health industry, <em>Health Affairs</em>' Jeff Byers welcomes Brian Dolan, founder of digital health news and market research publication <a href="https://exitsandoutcomes.com/"><em>Exits &amp; Outcomes</em></a><em>, </em>to <em>Health Affairs This Week. </em>Dolan is a veteran journalist in the health tech space and shares his insights from his reporting on <a href="https://crossoverhealth.com/">Crossover Health's</a> partnership with Apple.</p><p><strong>Related Links:</strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-struggles-in-push-to-make-healthcare-greatest-legacy-11623832200">Apple Struggles In Push To Make Healthcare Its Greatest Legacy</a> (<em>The Wall Street Journal</em>)</li> <li> <a href="https://exitsandoutcomes.com/the-crossover-health-report/">The Crossover Health Report </a>(<em>Exits &amp; Outcomes</em>)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/16/apple-considered-acquisition-of-crossover-health-part-of-health-push.html">Apple Explored Buying A Medical-Clinic Start-Up As Part Of A Bigger Push Into Health Care </a>(<em>CNBC</em>)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-health-splitting-reorganization-sending-employees-fitbit-search-2021-6">Google Is Downsizing Its Health Team And Moving Employees To Fitbit As Part Of A Major