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This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Big tech companies have a lot of potential to disrupt the healthcare industry. But companies like Alphabet and Amazon face challenges internally when standing up a health bet. That s largely because it creates tension with the corporate team and main products. Big Tech is disrupting the healthcare industry. That s the expectation at least. As industry outsiders, companies like Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft have the potential to help fix a healthcare system that is messy, wasteful, and wildly expensive in a way insiders can t. Whether it s funding startups, building wearables, or powering research on the cloud, they re trying to shake up the $3.8 trillion industry. The pandemic has only helped them make inroads. ....