Morning Headlines 9/12/22
State lines should no longer be barriers to health care
Former VA Secretary David Shulkin, MD advocates for the creation of a licensure compact program that would allow states to recognize each other’s medical licensees.
Nearly 400 workers in Washington state will be laid off due to Amazon Care shutdown
The shutdown of Amazon Care will drive 159 Amazon layoffs in Washington, while another 236 will be let go from its medical provider Care Medical, according to company notifications to the state.
Genetic testing service cuts 23 jobs, CEO steps down as patient volume grows
Telegenetics company Genome Medical lays off 23 employees and announces the departure of its founder and CEO Lisa Alderson.
Verily announces $1 billion in funding earmarked for expanded precision health efforts, the replacement of its CEO, and the resignation of its CFO.
Weird that Google can acknowledge its crowdsourced medical advice was wrong, but escape penalties for doing it wantonly at scale.