Motley Fool February 20, 2020
Daniel B. Kline

The online retail powerhouse is making bold moves (albeit slowly).

Amazon wants to change how Americans (and maybe people the world over) access healthcare. That’s a massive undertaking, though, and the online giant has thus far moved into the space slowly, first by spending $1 billion buying Pillpack, a drug delivery start-up, and now by offering on-demand virtual healthcare for its Seattle-area employees.

AMAZON CARE WILL ALSO DISPATCH NURSES TO EMPLOYEES’ HOMES WHEN NECESSARY.

The company just launched Amazon Care, an app that connects employees with doctors and nurse practitioners via video or chat, CNBC reported. In-person followups are also available when needed, either in doctors’ offices or through house calls. News that Amazon was developing the service first came...

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