Uber Health news and trends

Retail’s Digital Shift, SPACs, And DoorDash’s IPO Plans Top This Week’s News
News // August 28, 2020

It’s the end of another week and the end of a busy month. The PYMNTS Weekender is here to catch you up on the latest payments and commerce news. We have deep dives on retail’s digital D2C shift, blank-check companies, and DoorDash’s IPO plans. Top...

Uber Health’s Push To Close Prescription Deliveries Last Mile
Merchant Innovation // August 23, 2020

Uber Health made big news this past week with the announcement that it was scaling up its delivery services to include pharmaceutical products in some locales. That’s a major new add-on for Uber Health, which the ride-hailing firm launched in 2018 to provide patients with...

Today In Payments: $50B In Crypto Moved Out Of China; Uber Health To Deliver Meds
News // August 21, 2020

In today’s top news, $50 billion worth of cryptocurrency was transferred out of China, and Uber Health and NimbleRx have teamed on prescription delivery. Plus, Amazon has put some hiring on hold for its Alexa operation. Report: $50B in Cryptocurrency Moved Out of China More...

Uber Health Partners With Nimble To Deliver Meds
Delivery // August 20, 2020

Uber Health‘s delivery services are expanding to include pharmaceutical deliveries in some states, according to a press release from the company. The impetus for the program is the COVID-19 pandemic, which has exposed a need for new ways for the immunocompromised to access medical care without...

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Uber Health’s Push To Close Prescription Deliveries Last Mile

August 23, 2020
Uber Health made big news this past week with the announcement that it was scaling up its delivery services to include pharmaceutical products in some locales. That’s a major new add-on for Uber Health, which the ride-hailing firm launched in 2018 to provide patients with transportation to and from medical appointments. “With COVID-19 cases still […]

Have Wheels, Will Heal — Medical’s Transportation Ecosystem?

January 09, 2020
While there is no shortage of issues to be solved in the U.S. healthcare system – getting patients to keep the doctors’ appointments they make and then take the medications...

Meal Kits Sizzle, iTunes Cards Fizzle, Tariffs Just Confuse

March 09, 2018
Who fizzled most this week from the news that a trade war looms, courtesy of the Donald Trump administration? There was the continued drain of the Trumpian brain trust. Gary Cohn,...

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Uber Health Partners With Nimble To Deliver Meds

August 20, 2020
Uber Health‘s delivery services are expanding to include pharmaceutical deliveries in some states, according to a press release from the company. The impetus for the program is the COVID-19 pandemic, which has exposed a need for new ways for the immunocompromised to access medical care without exposing themselves to the virus. Uber Health was launched in […]

InComm Initiative Connects Seniors With Rides To Doctors

June 18, 2020
Payments technology company InComm is expanding its offerings in the OTC benefits card business to include transportation for seniors needing a ride to the doctor’s office. The Atlanta-based payments company...

Ride Health Taps Uber To Expand Medical Transportation

January 21, 2020
Healthcare transportation companies Ride Health and Uber Health have teamed up on non-emergency medical transportation to expand options for people seeking an easier way to get to their medical appointments,...

Uber Launches Healthcare Ridesharing Platform

March 01, 2018
Uber, the ridesharing company, announced the launch of Uber Health, a new service that will partner with healthcare organizations to provide rides for patients. In a blog post, the company...