STAT November 10, 2023
Amazon Prime members have a new offer in addition to the usual delivery and streaming services: Access to One Medical, the Amazon-owned primary care company. Members have the option, announced Wednesday, to pay an additional $9 per month, or $99 per year, for One Medical’s telehealth services and in-office appointments at a discount of about half its typical $199 yearly cost.
One Medical, acquired by Amazon earlier this year, is arguably the most successful out of a growing number of businesses, like Amazon Clinic, Carbon Health, and Oak Street Health, that offer services designed to smooth out some of the wrinkles of the American health care system — usually with a strong telehealth component. In the case of One Medical,...