Becker's Healthcare March 31, 2022
Georgina Gonzalez

A host of recent deals made by Amazon signal the tech giant’s ambitions in telehealth, raising alarm bells for antitrust advocates who fear Amazon will dominate the market, Politico reported March 30.

Amazon recently inked a deal with Teladoc to allow the service to be used through Alexa, and also expanded its own telehealth services nationwide.

Idris Adjerid, PhD, a Virginia Tech professor of business information technology, told Politico that Amazon’s ability to integrate services across its multiple offerings provides a competitive advantage. Its history of dominating key markets and leveraging its power makes antitrust advocates worry about its potential in telehealth.

Stacy Mitchell, co-director of the Institute for Local...

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