pharmaphorum March 2, 2022
Phil Taylor

Amazon’s encroachment into healthcare advanced a little further this week when the online giant launched a doctor consultation service delivered via its Alexa voice assistant, with the help of telehealth player Teladoc.

Users of the service will be able to request non-urgent medical care around the clock, simply by telling Alexa via their Amazon Echo device that they want to speak to a doctor.

That will prompt a call-back on their device from a physician or other healthcare professional within Teladoc’s network, and in some cases users will also be able to received prescribed medicines delivered by Amazon’s pharmacy service.

The cost per visit starts from $0 per visit with insurance, or $75 without insurance, according to the partners, which...

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