Your margin is my opportunity. - Bezos
https://www.engadget.com/amazon-pharmacy-134356646.html
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/
The coming healthcare battle between Amazon and Walmart will be interesting.
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.
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
Amazon could use customer location/shopping/Alexa/tv/fitness data to create individual insurance quotes.
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
UK: Amazon plots a course into the healthcare industry - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/business-55228999
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
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/
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
Amazon expands telehealth program nationwide
https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/8/22923381/amazon-care-telehealth-nurse-locations