Apple announced on March 25, 2019 that it plans to roll out a new cash-back credit card this summer. Apple is investing in health-technology and putting its hardware to use in doctor's offices across the country. It's also making moves in financial services, with its Apple Pay service and a new credit card. So how about the intersection between health and financial services? Some experts in the space see a big opportunity for Apple to help consumers pay their medical bills, which is a...

Only 11 percent of people were willing to share their health data with a tech company like Amazon or Facebook, according to a new survey from Rock Health. People are more trusting of the federal government, insurers, big pharma and especially, their doctor. Among tech companies, the most trusted is Google, while IBM is the least. The average American would rather share their health data with pharmaceutical companies, health insurers and the government than tech companies like Amazon AMZN and...

McKesson's Change Healthcare is close to buying PokitDok, a company that is best known for being among the first to apply blockchain technology to the health care sector. Change, a health tech company which is majority-owned by medical distribution giant McKesson, was in late-stage talks to buy start-up on Friday, according to four people familiar with the deal, and is planning announce it later this week assuming the deal closes. The people declined to be identified as they were not...