Amazon Pilots Primary Care Platform for Employees – Amazon Care.
Another day, another healthcare launch.
This week, Amazon launched Amazon Care for its employees. Basically, Amazon is trying to cut down on healthcare costs (like everyone else), so the company is offering a slew of primary care options – including virtual care and in-home nurse visits. The initiative is piloting in the Seattle area for Amazon’s employees. Don’t tell Whole Foods workers about it, though.
In other Amazon news…more health wearables tech.
Amazon wants to take on the ‘ole AirPods. This week, the e-commerce giant unveiled its wireless Alexa earbuds containing fitness tracking, among other planned gadgets recently announced.