Becker's Healthcare September 15, 2023
Naomi Diaz

Amazon has yet to make its foray into the healthcare industry profitable, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 15.

Although Amazon has found success in online shopping and cloud computing, the assumption it will yield similar results in other industries hasn’t proven true, according to the publication.

Healthcare, which has been a primary focus for the company’s CEO Andy Jassy, hasn’t found much success.

Amazon shuttered Halo, its health and fitness device line, on July 31, as well as its virtual care offering, Amazon Care on Dec. 31.

One of the company’s first endeavors into healthcare, Haven, a joint endeavor with JPMorgan and Berkshire Hathaway, also disbanded after only three years, and the company’s pharmacy unit...

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