GeekWire October 5, 2022
Charlotte Schubert

As Amazon makes bigger moves into healthcare and turns its efficiency machine on medicine, some experts say the industry could change in big ways.

“It’s the start of Amazon climbing a mountain,” said Derek Streat, a health technology veteran and CEO of Seattle healthcare software startup DexCare.

That mountain is certainly steep. Amazon has already spent years investing heavily in healthcare, with mixed results. The company last year ended its Haven joint venture with Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase. It recently announced plans to shut down its virtual-first service Amazon Care.

But Amazon signaled its continued...

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