Amazon lowers cost of health care plan for Prime members to $9 a month
Amazon lowers cost of health care plan for Prime members to $9 a month
Amazon cuts price of One Medical membership to $99 a year as the e-commerce giant targets health care expansion.
Amazon is lowering the cost of a One Medical membership for Amazon Prime subscribers, shaving $100 off the annual fee to $99 a year. The step is the latest effort by the e-commerce company to mesh its chain of doctor's offices with its retail services.
Amazon already runs a web pharmacy and a telehealth service called Amazon Clinic that uses third-party medical providers to help treat less serious conditions, like pinkeye. It's also testing a service to drop medications on its pharmacy patients' doorsteps via drone in an hour or less.
A Prime subscription runs $139 a year, also offering streaming services and quicker shipping.
TIL Amazon has a medical plan
So I looked into it, it's NOT health insurance. It's just access to use your health insurance at their video doctors and offices (mostly in major cities). The $9pm is to cover their admin because insurance won't.
My PCP already has a pretty good portal, and I've not had any issues getting prescriptions filled, why would I pay extra for access when everyone else gives that for free?
The American healthcare system can get shittier! Who knew? Well done, Amazon!
Healthcare from Amazon? Dafuq?
Why would I ever give Amazon my medical data? Let alone pay them for the privilege of it being sold.
I don’t even like giving medical providers my medical data, and they’re bound by a lot more laws than Amazon.
The health info they collect through this program should be covered by HIPAA.
“Should”
I don’t trust it. I don’t really trust any other health provider, but at least they’re not interconnected with a ton of the rest of my life
