What’s so special about One Medical in the eyes of Amazon? A few quick thoughts
Tory Wolff and Thomas Uhler
July 27, 2022
There isn’t a bricks-and-mortar primary care acquisition out there that is beyond Amazon’s financial reach. While the announcement regarding One Medical has provoked fresh rounds of speculation about what Amazon might do broadly in primary care (e.g., push Pillpack),[1] our interest here is in why Amazon seems to think One Medical specifically is the right move right now. Below are some quick thoughts: Compatible business models One Medical’s legacy commercial business and Amazon (Prime) both operate a fixed annual membership fee plus charge-per-transaction business model. The membership fee provides customers