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As Amazon furthers itself in the healthcare space, it is working to consolidate its existing healthcare businesses, including One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy. Writing for the Washington Post, Caroline O’Donovan explains how recent changes to Amazon’s healthcare businesses, including corporate restructurings and layoffs, have led to growing concern from both employees and patients.

Why Amazon’s One Medical and health systems need each other

Amazon is working to consolidate its healthcare business

Currently, Amazon’s healthcare businesses include:

  • Amazon Clinic, which works with third-party medical providers to provide online care for common ailments
  • Amazon Pharmacy, which originally began as PillPack, a start-up the company purchased for $1 billion in 2018
  • One Medical, a concierge primary care clinic with a $199 annual...

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