NPR November 12, 2023
Amazon is now offering discounted subscriptions to primary care. Ayesha Rascoe talks to healthcare writer Bruce Japsen about what ventures like these signal for patients.
AYESHA RASCOE, HOST:
Last week, Amazon announced a new benefit to its Prime members – a discounted subscription to One Medical. The tech giant closed its deal to buy the boutique primary health care chain in February, spending nearly $4 billion. Amazon isn’t alone in beefing up its health care business either. Pharmacies like CVS have minute clinics, and retail chains like Walmart are also rolling out similar practices. These ventures are often billed as ways to close the gaps in access to care, but these expansions are expensive and don’t get at the underlying...
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