Becker's Healthcare August 31, 2021
Ariana Portalatin

Walmart and Amazon have made big moves in recent years to expand their presence in the healthcare industry.

Walmart opened multiple healthcare clinics in 2020, along with the addition of increased telehealth services and the launching of its own insurance agency. This year, the retail giant continued its healthcare advances by filing paperwork to operate its healthcare business in 37 states.

Amazon has continued to expand its presence in the healthcare industry since launching Amazon Care in 2019. Amazon has also landed multiple partnerships with healthcare companies for use of its cloud services since it launched Amazon Web Services for Health in July. Additionally, the company launched a pharmaceutical discount program for Prime members.

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