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.
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?