Healthcare Report Card: Companies That Failed to Meet Expectations in 2020

From Big Tech to Big Pharma, America’s corporate superpowers have done very well during the coronavirus pandemic. Meaning, they’ve prospered. However, not many made a significant difference in the overall health of patients or did much to improve healthcare in 2020.

The first article in this series featured the industries and businesses that exceeded even our wildest healthcare expectations last year. They earned top marks for taking big risks while confronting the year’s most pressing medical challenges. 

Now, part two looks at companies that failed to live up to their healthcare potential this past year. Though they didn’t “flunk out,” they made no meaningful impact on American health or healthcare. Had their products, services or efforts not existed in 2020, few if any patients or doctors would have noticed.