MedPage Today August 13, 2022
Logan Cho

— The acquisition of One Medical is a product of previous policy and investment

The news of Amazon’s acquisition of One Medical captured mainstream media attention, shaking the healthcare and tech industries along the way.

This deal is perceived to be so transcendent and disruptive that reaction to the news is still reverberating. There has been a flurry of commentary on what Amazon intends to do with One Medical, whether or not Amazon’s involvement is a good thing, and what the deal means for the future of healthcare.

But this deal marks something bigger. It is part of a more than a decade-long story of primary care in the U.S. To fully grasp the significance of the deal, we have...

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Topics: Mergers & Acquisitions / JV, Primary care, Provider, Retailer, Trends
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