Business Insider January 30, 2023
Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer

Amazon has been trying to break into healthcare for years. Here’s a look at everything it’s done.

  • Amazon has been pushing deeper into healthcare over the past few years.
  • It’s focused on providing primary care and dispensing prescriptions through Amazon Pharmacy.
  • It hasn’t been smooth sailing, and the tech giant has shut down some projects. Here’s a timeline.

Amazon has big plans to disrupt healthcare.

Last year, the retail and tech giant made waves when it announced plans to acquire the primary-care company One Medical.

In January, Amazon released a subscription program allowing users to get generic prescriptions for $5 a month. The fee covers all eligible prescriptions for Prime members, in a program that rivals other...

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