Amazon has announced that it is buying healthcare provider One Medical, and the deal is worth $3.9 billion and will be an all-cash deal.
Amazon will pay $18 per share for the One Moedial that returns to the public in 2020, you can see more details about Amazon’s latest purchase below.
“We think healthcare is high on the list of experiences that need to be reinvented. Book an appointment, wait weeks or even months, take time off work, drive to the clinic, find a parking space, wait in the waiting room, and then the exam room for what It’s often just a few minutes with the doctor, and then we make another trip to the pharmacy — we see a lot of opportunities to improve the quality of the experience and give people valuable time in their days,” said Neil Lindsay, senior vice president at Amazon Health Services. “We love innovating to make what has to be easy and we want to be one of the companies that will greatly help improve the healthcare experience over the next several years. Together with One Medical’s human-centered, technology-driven approach to healthcare, we believe that we We can and will help more people get better care, when and how they need it. We look forward to fulfilling this long-term mission.”
“The opportunity to transform healthcare and improve outcomes by combining One Medical’s human-centered, technology-driven model and exceptional team with an obsession with Amazon customers, a history of invention, and a willingness to invest in the long term is very exciting,” said Amir. . “There is a huge opportunity to make the healthcare experience more accessible, affordable, and even enjoyable for patients, providers and payers. We look forward to innovating and expanding access to quality healthcare services together.”
You can find out more information about the Amazon One Medial purchase deal on Amazon at the link below.
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