Amazon to expand health care service across US

Amazon Care includes a mobile app which will allow people to connect with medical professionals by video or chat ‘typically in less than 60 seconds’. — AFP Relaxnews

Amazon announced plans Wednesday to launch a health care service to employers across the United States that would include quick access to telemedicine and home visits from medical professionals.

The initiative will make Amazon Care, which had been offered to a limited number of the tech giant’s employees, available to “millions” of people as part of a workplace benefit, the company said.