STAT October 19, 2021
Amazon’s health strategy in DC
As Amazon sets its sights on growing its digital pharmacy and health care businesses, the tech giant is making hires to influence health care policy, reports STAT Washington correspondent Rachel Cohrs. Already a lobbying powerhouse, the company disclosed earlier this year that it has 11 lobbyists working on health care issues. And it has more positions open for advocates focusing on federal health care policy, health devices and services, and state-level health policy. Leading the charge is Claire Winiarek, who recently joined Amazon as director of health policy after serving as a top policy official for the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association.
“Someone like Amazon, when they set out to hire four more health care lobbyists,...
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