Motley Fool September 28, 2019
The tech giant is looking to change the $3.7 trillion healthcare industry as we know it. Amazon Care has real potential to disrupt the system.
Amazon.com has become a trillion-dollar company for one reason above all others: its strength as a disruptor.
Starting out with traditional retail, Amazon has waged war on established industries including book publishing, supermarkets, enterprise computing, cable TV, and logistics. Now, healthcare seems to be securely in its sights.
For a while, Amazon’s intention to disrupt healthcare has been coming into focus. The company acquired online pharmacy PillPack last June and launched a joint venture last year with JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A) (NYSE:BRK-B)...
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