Overall I took it as a positive article the CEO of Amazon said it’s all systems go with health care a few bumps in the road of course
“ Amazon is not yet a major player in health care but says it’s farther along than any of companies that got into the business when PillPack did.”
In the meantime, Amazon continues to roll out new health programs. One is Amazon Clinic, a text and video chat-based care service that charges $30 to $80 a visit and doesn’t accept insurance. Unlike Amazon Care, which required the company to hire hundreds of doctors and nurses and stock home offices with expensive computers and medical equipment, Clinic is a marketplace, with Amazon playing the middleman—a familiar role for a company that already hosts millions of merchants on its retail website. “If we can make a few things a little bit easier for a lot of people, that’s going to go a long way to saving time, saving money, and getting better health outcomes,” Lindsay said. “Of course, our ambitions are bigger than that, and we can see some areas where we can make it a lot easier for many.”
“ Amazon is not yet a major player in health care but says it’s farther along than any of companies that got into the business when PillPack did.”
In the meantime, Amazon continues to roll out new health programs. One is Amazon Clinic, a text and video chat-based care service that charges $30 to $80 a visit and doesn’t accept insurance. Unlike Amazon Care, which required the company to hire hundreds of doctors and nurses and stock home offices with expensive computers and medical equipment, Clinic is a marketplace, with Amazon playing the middleman—a familiar role for a company that already hosts millions of merchants on its retail website. “If we can make a few things a little bit easier for a lot of people, that’s going to go a long way to saving time, saving money, and getting better health outcomes,” Lindsay said. “Of course, our ambitions are bigger than that, and we can see some areas where we can make it a lot easier for many.”
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