Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Heal Names Qualcomm's Paul Jacobs As Chairman, Adds Jeb Bush To Board

Los Angeles-based, on-demand doctor house call service Heal has named former Qualcomm Chairman and CEO Dr. Paul E. Jacobs as its Chairman, and named former Florida Governor Jeb Bush to its board of directors, the company said on Wednesday. The startup lets clients schedule in-home visits by doctors for both routine visits and other checkups. Jacobs is currently founder and CEO of XCOM, a mobile technology company, and had been CEO and Chairman of Qualcomm. Bush was Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. Heal says it has now conducted over 100,000 house calls, and recently entered into a capitated primary care program with Aetna to help chronic disease patients. Heal says that it is now offering up its house calls in California, Atlanta, Georgia, and Northern Virginia/D.C.