Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Amazon confirmed Wednesday it has closed a multi-billion-dollar deal to acquire membership-based primary care provider One Medical.
"Today, we're excited to announce that One Medical has joined Amazon and our mission to make it dramatically easier for customers to get what they need to stay healthy," the company said in a statement, while also announcing limited-time discounts for new subscribers.
"With One Medical, customers can connect with clinicians 24/7 via video chat or messaging if that's most convenient. Or, customers can choose to make an appointment the same day or within days to visit any of One Medical's offices in many U.S. cities."
The deal for the San Francisco-based health provider is reportedly worth $3.9 billion.
This comes as Amazon continues to overhaul the healthcare side of its business, looking to gain a larger foothold in the industry.
Late last month it introduced a new add-on to its Prime subscription allowing users to pay a flat rate to have prescription drugs delivered. The $5 monthly fee gives existing members access to generic medication for around 80 conditions.
In August, the tech giant confirmed it was shutting down its Amazon Care digital healthcare service in December. The service ended on the last day of 2022.
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well this guarantees that we will never get universal healthcare i guess
Au contraire, it will make nationalisation of the commanding heights of the economy even easier . Amazon's doing the work for us.
One can dream, I guess.
Yeah, but that's not 'guy watching his mom not being treated on the sidewalk because her healthcare expired' sort of cyberpunk I'm looking for.
needs more fluorescent backlighting to be on brand though.
