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posted by martyb on Thursday February 01 2018, @10:22AM   Printer-friendly
from the fixing-what-ails-ya dept.

Amazon Health-Care Move May Be Next 'Home Run' Like Cloud Services

Amazon.com Inc.'s foray into health care won't be the first time it has disrupted an entire industry by starting with an effort inside the company.

Amazon Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos is teaming up with fellow billionaires Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon to revamp health care for the 2.4 million workers and dependents of the companies they run. The move fostered widespread speculation the trio will eventually make their approach to medical care available to companies far and wide.

Bezos has a long, increasingly successful, record of starting new businesses on a small scale, often for the benefit of his company, then spreading them to the masses -- creating a world of pain for incumbents. Consider the ways Amazon is changing industries as varied as product fulfillment, cloud computing and even the sale of cereals, fruits and vegetables.

This is just a cheap excuse to follow up on the machinations of the world's richest human:

Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase to Offer Their Own Health Care to U.S. Employees


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  • (Score: 2) by Justin Case on Thursday February 01 2018, @04:08PM

    by Justin Case (4239) on Thursday February 01 2018, @04:08PM (#631515) Journal

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    I just remembered their new trick this year: Tier One providers. You can save a lot of money by choosing only Tier One from the list on our website.

    No, you don't save a damn nickel. What this really means is they will charge you double for any provider who is not "Tier One".

    So you check the website when you make your appointment. Great, Tier One. You go there and get charged double anyway. "Yeah we're not Tier One any more." But you were last week? "Perhaps someone forgot to update the website." OK, so how is that my problem?

    I have altered the bargain. Pray I do not alter it further. Now, just sign all these consent forms and I'll get my knives and go to work.

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