Prime healthcare: How Amazon’s $3.9B One Medical deal could boost its subscription program

Will consumers order up healthcare through Amazon Prime as easily as they stream The Boys or buy an Echo speaker?

That’s one question raised by Amazon’s planned $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical, announced last week.

The deal is “setting the stage for a Prime health subscription service,” said industry veteran Mike McSherry, CEO of Seattle digital health company Xealth.

One Medical already operates on a membership model. It is an employee benefit at more than 8,000 companies, enabling virtual care and same-day appointments at clinics in more than 15 metro areas. Individuals can also purchase a yearly membership for $199.

Amazon Health Services head Neil Lindsay previously helped run Prime, which offers free shipping along with perks such...

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