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Amazon Pharmacy delivers discount prescriptions to Prime members
« on: November 17, 2020, 04:23:14 PM »
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https://www.engadget.com/amazon-pharmacy-134356646.html

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Re: Amazon Pharmacy delivers discount prescriptions to Prime members
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2020, 05:44:43 PM »
Stocks: GoodRx, Walgreens, CVS shares all down on Amazon’s Pharmacy news

https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/17/goodrx-walgreens-cvs-shares-all-down-on-amazons-pharmacy-news/

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Re: Amazon Pharmacy delivers discount prescriptions to Prime members
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2020, 12:19:30 AM »
The coming healthcare battle between Amazon and Walmart will be interesting.

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Re: Amazon Pharmacy delivers discount prescriptions to Prime members
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2020, 06:53:57 PM »
I had a prescription coming up for renewal.  Using the online transfer drop-down, I requested that the pharmacy be switched to Amz.  They took care of the transferring in about 5 days.  Once moved, they filled it and delivered it in 3 days.  So setting up a new drug with them is not a speedy service overall.   The price was slightly less than half of what the other online pharmacy was charging. In this case, that amounts to about $500/yr.

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Re: Amazon Pharmacy delivers discount prescriptions to Prime members
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2020, 03:28:54 PM »
related:

Teladoc drops on report that Amazon is building a business to offer primary care for other companies | Markets Insider
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/teladoc-stock-price-amazon-plans-offer-primary-medical-care-2020-12-1029898805

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Re: Amazon Pharmacy delivers discount prescriptions to Prime members
« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2020, 04:56:17 PM »
Amazon could use customer location/shopping/Alexa/tv/fitness data to create individual insurance quotes.

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Re: Amazon Pharmacy delivers discount prescriptions to Prime members
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2021, 07:37:21 PM »
Meanwhile...

Haven, the Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan venture to disrupt health care, is disbanding after 3 years

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/04/haven-the-amazon-berkshire-jpmorgan-venture-to-disrupt-healthcare-is-disbanding-after-3-years.html

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Re: Amazon Pharmacy delivers discount prescriptions to Prime members
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2021, 03:42:22 PM »
UK: Amazon plots a course into the healthcare industry - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/business-55228999

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Re: Amazon Pharmacy delivers discount prescriptions to Prime members
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2021, 11:50:25 PM »
Amazon to soon launch telehealth offering in all 50 states.
"...Amazon Care is gearing up to offer the service for the rest of its U.S. workers. It will also invite employers to use the service as well, said Insider."

https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/amazon-soon-launch-telehealth-offering-all-50-states-report-says

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Re: Amazon Pharmacy delivers discount prescriptions to Prime members
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2021, 08:05:54 PM »
Amazon health service sending doctors to your doorstep expands to other Washington state employers | The Seattle Times

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazon-health-service-sending-doctors-to-your-doorstep-expands-to-other-washington-state-employers/

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Re: Amazon Pharmacy delivers discount prescriptions to Prime members
« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2021, 07:28:35 PM »
Amazon Wants to Eat Health Care Next - The tech giant may be opening its own pharmacies, and Google wants to mine patient data. The goal is not to fix a broken system but to exploit it.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162553/amazon-care-pharmacy-big-tech-universal-healthcare

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