Uber Health to leverage blockchain

Amy Baxter | | Health Exec | Precision Medicine
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Uber Health, the healthcare subsidiary of rideshare company Uber, has granted access of its American fleet to a blockchain startup, Forbes reported. The relationship establishes blockchain and cryptocurrency in the healthcare space.

The startup, Solve.Care, uses Ethereum blockchain to connect the healthcare ecosystem through blockchain, which is a digital ledger of transactions that was popularized by the rise of cryptocurrencies. Solve.Care clients will be able to schedule doctor’s visits, book rides to healthcare appointments and pay for the services through cryptocurrency tokens by the company––a first for Uber payments.

Patients can pay for the services through the solve token or the care coin through the Ethereum blockchain, though Uber drivers won’t be paid directly in cryptocurrency.

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Uber Subsidiary Grants Ethereum Startup Access To Entire American Fleet

Amy Baxter
Amy Baxter

Amy joined TriMed Media as a Senior Writer for HealthExec after covering home care for three years. When not writing about all things healthcare, she fulfills her lifelong dream of becoming a pirate by sailing in regattas and enjoying rum. Fun fact: she sailed 333 miles across Lake Michigan in the Chicago Yacht Club "Race to Mackinac."

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