Becker's Healthcare January 28, 2019
Julie Spitzer

A different kind of telemedicine startup, dubbed 98point6, recently raised $50 million toward its goal of becoming the Amazon Prime of primary care, CNBC reports.

Seven things to know:

1. 98point6 was co-founded by Robbie Cape, who formerly worked on Microsoft and on Cozi, a family planning software, and now serves as 98point6 CEO, with the goal of building the next health brand in a way that meets patients’ demands as consumers.

2. He’s consulted with other big industry names for the startup, including Rob Schwietzer, the former head of Amazon Prime who now serves as 98point6’s chief product officer. Other team members include Amazon cloud veteran Damon Lanphear, who heads up the technology team; Brad Younggren, MD, who serves...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Apps, Health System / Hospital, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Primary care, Provider, Technology, Telehealth, Trends
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