Apple, Inc. Nearly Got Into Medical Clinics

It's pretty clear that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) ambitions around improving people's health are only growing. The company gave Men's Health an inside look at its testing lab earlier this year, which is loaded with expensive measurement equipment that allows it to collect copious amounts of data. Apple Director of Fitness and Health Technologies Jay Blahnik said the lab has "collected more data on activity and exercise than any other human performance study in history."

These growing efforts are the backdrop to last night's CNBC report that said Apple seriously considered getting into physical on-site medical clinics via some type of acquisition. Crossover Health and One Medical were named as potential candidates for an acquisition, but no deal was reached. Crossover Health operates on-site health and wellness centers for self-insured employers (Apple is a Crossover Health customer), while One Medical operates primary care facilities.

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