There’s no positive way of seeing this. If he runs this like he runs amazon. https://t.co/ceA63AI9d3

— Berniegirl (@mackyson) July 21, 2022

ha ha ha this sucks https://t.co/RHYf2Jpm83

— David Mack (@davidmackau) July 21, 2022

[running into the emergency room with a bloody towel around my hand]

Amazon Kiosk: Please enter the email address associated with your Prime account to receive care https://t.co/dZ6ASHhaZL

— Mark Byrne (@markwby) July 21, 2022

Oh good, now Amazon can recommend supplements to purchase online while you’re at the doctor for your physical! https://t.co/w8YCPhqTEj

— Kelly Vaughn (@kvlly) July 21, 2022

Suddenly, @Amazon is providing #healthcare to over 8,000 companies and are now in over 60 cities nationally. https://t.co/Rkczd3AORt pic.twitter.com/ML9vPXfeRl

— Rasu Shrestha MD MBA (@RasuShrestha) July 21, 2022

Just fyi that Amazon now has:

- telemedicine / brick & mortar primary care
- a diagnostics effort
- pharmacy
- grocery
- stealth bio R&D
- health tracking wearables

What’s left? A hospital? https://t.co/yeanrcrEVN

— Christina Farr (@chrissyfarr) July 21, 2022

This excellent profile of One Medical ran last year, but still relevant. https://t.co/SzWRiqXY9c via @khnews

— Damon Darlin✒️ (@darlin) July 21, 2022

One Medical in is about 18 cities -- mostly large metros. They run about 125 locations focused on primary care. (They pitch to employers and say they have 8000+ clients)

This means Amazon will have:
-doc/clinic network
-big mail order pharmacy
-distribution framework

— Drew Armstrong (@ArmstrongDrew) July 21, 2022

My employer and my grocery store and NOW my health care provider are all owned by Jeff Bezos!! https://t.co/eiwaITByZU

— Elizabeth Dwoskin (@lizzadwoskin) July 21, 2022

i look forward to @onemedical explaining to members like me what amazon will do with our health data https://t.co/nXdBZuuNPn

— Marisa Kabas (@MarisaKabas) July 21, 2022

For me, One Medical had the worst doctors who saw you promptly in the nicest offices. I now go to a great doctor in a shitty office.

— Tony Haile (@arctictony) July 21, 2022

4. Related to pressure, if you openly criticize Amazon are you sure that some upset exec won't go browsing through your medical file? I mean *REALLY* sure?

I'm not.

— Corey Quinn (@QuinnyPig) July 21, 2022

Finally I can pick up my groceries at the doctors office https://t.co/w87HAcSsVc

— Matthew Zeitlin (@MattZeitlin) July 21, 2022

Alexa will see you now. 😭 https://t.co/i98ldRpqBN

— Surveillance Killjoy (@hypervisible) July 21, 2022

Amazon just bought my doctor's office. Totally normal and not at all a dystopian nightmare. https://t.co/asmeTVXgEm

— ella dawson (@brosandprose) July 21, 2022

It’s crazy to think about the major acquisitions Amazon has made in the last few years (not counting small tech deals). A grocery store chain, a movie studio… now a medical services chain.

— Alex Weprin (@alexweprin) July 21, 2022

oh good, the sky computer now knows your cholesterol https://t.co/Xw7yyHuL87

— Brad Sams (@bdsams) July 21, 2022

Oh wow -- Amazon pulls the trigger on brick-and-mortar health care and buys One Medical for $3.9 billion: https://t.co/V7G9DYU8gv

— Drew Armstrong (@ArmstrongDrew) July 21, 2022

Amazon's One Medical deal reminds me of its 2017 acquisition of Whole Foods—which helped Amazon rapidly scale up in a new market by acquiring a big brick-and-mortar presence in areas where it already has lots of customers

OneMed will certainly do the samehttps://t.co/TuCDSIjfGo

— paris martineau (@parismartineau) July 21, 2022

Now that Amazon owns both MGM and OneMedical, I can only imagine the tense medical dramas they will make with our private health information 😍

— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) July 21, 2022

There are certain days that @chrissyfarr must miss being a reporter.. at least a little https://t.co/6TgTaz0vvE

— Ari Levy (@levynews) July 21, 2022

Anybody know a good independent primary care clinic in San Francsico?

This should give all of us One Medical patients real pause. How much do we want any one company to know about us? How many parts of our lives do we want one monopoly’s tentacles to reach? https://t.co/JWOKs8flHn

— Geoffrey A. Fowler (@geoffreyfowler) July 21, 2022

The latest example of a tech company trying to rework the health care provider business in the US. Good luck with that. https://t.co/NUvn5XV6c6

— Stephen Shankland (@stshank) July 21, 2022

I am less than pleased to learn that Amazon is acquiring my doctor. Time to figure out how to delete my medical records. https://t.co/92Y7Eco0Ja

— Corey Quinn (@QuinnyPig) July 21, 2022

“On your last visit, you complained to your GP that you had an intense burning when you urinate, that’s why we’ve selected the top cranberry supplements available for same day delivery on Prime” https://t.co/ZPXfzBjwcb

— The Cyber (@r0wdy_) July 21, 2022

Walmart, with DNA in brick and mortar, trying to build primary care on their own. Amazon, with digital DNA, goes the acquisition route and acknowledges that its Amazon Care model can only scale so far and fast.

DC critics gonna love this https://t.co/XbE6nn8SuH

— Jason Del Rey (@DelRey) July 21, 2022

"Why is @Amazon acquiring @OneMedical bad news?"

Let's explore.

1. Horizontal integration at Amazon scale of a company that now has the right to access my medical records under HIPAA opens up a huge problem for abuse.

— Corey Quinn (@QuinnyPig) July 21, 2022

The fact that it’s legal for one of the world’s most profitable retail companies to blithely *acquire* a medical provider like it’s just another portfolio product is emblematic of the utter brokenness of the US health care system. https://t.co/wv9O7CK798

— Bethany Quinn 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@bequinning) July 21, 2022

Amazon acquiring a brand that projects an image of luxury while providing mediocre and shoddy quality? Must be a day that ends in -y. https://t.co/MrhUQ0EXkO

— Aditya Mukerjee, the Otterrific 🦦 🏳️‍🌈 (@chimeracoder) July 21, 2022

"Products recommended to you after that visit to your doctor last week about that... "embarrassing problem" (yeah, they had an Alexa in that room too):" https://t.co/KfHHVzhwjS

— Dave (@CyberOutsider) July 21, 2022

I think Congress should simply pass a law banning dystopian business practices.

Like, let’s go through all those old movies/books and list bad practivrs so Amazon can’t start turning people into protein shakes and stuff. https://t.co/w7Q9fy6CVL

— parker (@pt) July 21, 2022

Is there anything they will not ruin https://t.co/G5e1I368J3

— A Shady Dame From Seville (@SorayaMcDonald) July 21, 2022

Amazon is acquiring the primary health care system One Medical five years and one month after buying Whole Foods.

Obviously not the same things, but guessing there's quite a bit of customer overlap.

— Marty Swant (@martyswant) July 21, 2022

Amazon to Buy Primary-Care Firm One Medical in $3.9 Billion All-Cash Deal.

So, OneMedical membership added to Prime? Alexa diagnostic devices given to patients? Curious where Amazon will try to find synergies...
https://t.co/NHfM3zabK3

— Brad Stone (@BradStone) July 21, 2022

The medical report you cited in your thread says he HAD skin cancers removed and has since had actinic keratoses frozen off since. Today, Biden say he HAS cancer. https://t.co/y1JN39mTTN

— Brit Hume (@brithume) July 20, 2022

Idk idk idk, is it a good idea to have one man own the bookstore, the movie studio, the grocery store, the doctor’s office and the rocket ship to leave the planet? https://t.co/GcUIHkDPGc

— Dr. Thrasher (@thrasherxy) July 21, 2022

Wither Amazon Care? I know Andy Jassy is big supporter so maybe integrated in instead https://t.co/xaRERTEniy

— Jason Del Rey (@DelRey) July 21, 2022

I’m personally pretty hyped about being able to return my packages at the doctor’s office. https://t.co/14rEJZFCXh

— parker (@pt) July 21, 2022

Didn’t realize how many people use One Medical. Already got a few texts from friends. https://t.co/w7dioxBgYA

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) July 21, 2022

So the (devil) company that has a ton of shopping data now has a ton of medical data? Seems fine, don’t see any problems here 🙄 https://t.co/ejj4NgBnjf

— Monica Dinculescu (@notwaldorf) July 21, 2022

next stop: mini One Medical clinics inside Whole Foods stores?https://t.co/1cDmMnFRYn

— Annie Palmer (@annierpalmer) July 21, 2022

Can you imagine an industry in the US more in need of reinvention than healthcare?https://t.co/ZvKIPNkf6B

— John Carroll (@JohnCendpts) July 21, 2022

The company Amazon is buying is part of this Medicare privatization scheme laid out by @matthewccook5 https://t.co/NuMEFnB8iO https://t.co/BhWzqKlMvB

— Andrew Perez (@andrewperezdc) July 21, 2022

As @annierpalmer and I noted, $AMZN's $3.9 B cash deal for $ONEM marks Neil Lindsay's first big move since being named to head the company's healthcare effort. https://t.co/XUy8H8bO7g

— Bertha Coombs (@berthacoombs) July 21, 2022

So, Whole Foods, Zappos, Ring, MGM, PillPack, and now One Medical.

AMZN knows all. Ring video given to LE without warrant. They’ll be giving info to insurers soon. This will end well🙄 @MiaD @hessiejones @roxananasoi @psb_dc @DrJDrooghaag @pierrepinna https://t.co/Yv5QaKsIWQ

— Alaric Aloor🐕🏎⚽️🥃 (@AlaricAloor) July 21, 2022

But I don't want Amazon to also be my doctor. https://t.co/XLHukTkNSS

— Mike Brock (@brockm) July 21, 2022

Amazon is buying primary care tech provider One Medical for $3.9B (as for Apple taking BNPL on the balance sheet, time to reset mental models for what these companies see as focus) https://t.co/dxutiVxLtU

— Benedict Evans (@benedictevans) July 21, 2022

Yet another place to sell Echo Dots for $25! https://t.co/UEtE3XwPM0

— Romit Mehta (@TheRomit) July 21, 2022

Amazon’s biggest acquisitions:

1) Whole Foods: $13.7 billion
2) MGM Studios: $8.5 billion
3) One Medical: $3.9 billion
4) Zappos: $1.2 billion
5) Zoox: $1.2 billion
6) PillPack: $1 billion
7) Ring: $1 billion
8) Twitch: $970 million
9) Kiva: $775 million
10) Quidsi: $545 million

— Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) July 21, 2022

I picked the wrong company but my prediction on what Amazon had to do was spot on. They picked the digital health company with a significant brick and mortar presence. https://t.co/nwopLu32Zp https://t.co/G88pCAp2Vj

— Gregory Rockson (@Rockson2) July 21, 2022

I think it will be really helpful if my doctor can look at my package order history and the food I get at Whole Foods before making any diagnoses https://t.co/VUfK20Lt0y

— Josh Elman (@joshelman) July 21, 2022

Super interesting. My conviction grows Apple will get deeper into healthcare in a similar way with consumer facing medical services. https://t.co/Ijzr8r5cpT

— Ben Bajarin (@BenBajarin) July 21, 2022

I love that Amazon is going to have my entire set of medical records related to my transition. that's great. surely no issues with that. https://t.co/Zgaq1ejvfL

— Cara (@caraesten) July 21, 2022

I mean, Amazon PRIME-ary Care. Seems pretty obvious to me. https://t.co/i8oafbxY5G

— Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) July 21, 2022

The dystopia vibes refuse to take a break https://t.co/IJAFjVdwZ6

— Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) July 21, 2022

The acquisition of One Medical would be Amazon’s third-biggest to date, after Whole Foods Market and MGM.https://t.co/tVksxGHjmS

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) July 21, 2022

Excellent news - *especially* bc if they provide eye care they can call it "Ophthalmologist Prime"https://t.co/6VulIWnZPX pic.twitter.com/BDpQ8y6i1u

— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) July 21, 2022

Huge: Amazon is buying primary care tech provider One Medical for $3.9B https://t.co/8cMn9aupgE via @techcrunch

— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) July 21, 2022

아마존이 원격진료 헬스케어 회사인 원메디컬을 3.9B에 인수 https://t.co/HSelgCHUiN 기업과 일반인을 대상으로 원격진료, 건강관리 서비스를 제공하는 회사. 이제 미국인들은 아마존을 통해서 원격진료 서비스를 받게 될지도 모르겠네요. pic.twitter.com/ifItNLKOYS

— 에스티마 (@estima7) July 21, 2022

Game on. #Amazon's next shot across the bow of #healthcare's #statusquo!

"We think health care is high on the list of experiences that need reinvention."@Amazon is buying primary care tech provider @OneMedical for $3.9Bhttps://t.co/0Sln4xdx7F#DigitalHealth #Innovation pic.twitter.com/jwMgOFYS7P

— Jamey Edwards (@jameyedwards) July 21, 2022

アマゾンが、One Medicalを買収！！！！！https://t.co/rsyJo8Oerw

— Anna Nakayasu, MD/MBA (@_dr_anna_) July 21, 2022

Amazon is buying OneMedical for around $3.9 billion https://t.co/0mVmHjbnFN

— Bennett Richardson (@bennettrich) July 21, 2022

2025: An Amazon delivery van hits you on your ride to Whole Foods. An Amazambulance whisks you to Prime Care. A Mechanical Turk fits you with an Amazon Basics splint. Did you know you can save $10 on your pain pills if you apply for a Prime Visa right now?https://t.co/Bt0RrdyU2n

— Brian EdwardsTiekert (@bedwardstiek) July 21, 2022

NEWS

Amazon says that it had reached a deal to acquire One Medical, a network of primary care clinics, in a deal worth $3.9 billion, a big step in the e-commerce giant’s plans to become a major player in health care.

⁦@GregoryNYC⁩ reports https://t.co/CVn74YrydL

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) July 21, 2022

Interesting....https://t.co/f7h8XhUUYu

— Lidiya Angelova, PhD in microbiology (@angelovalidiya) July 21, 2022

BREAKING: Amazon said it had reached a $3.9 billion deal to acquire One Medical, a big step in its plans to become a major player in health care.
https://t.co/5dZi6osVLm @nytimesbusiness

— Gregory Schmidt (@GregoryNYC) July 21, 2022

Finally building upon @pillpack initiated health care vision ....

Amazon to acquire One Medicalhttps://t.co/j5A3BF1dY2

— David Frankel (@dafrankel) July 21, 2022

As a past One Medical patient, there's something disconcerting knowing that a trillion-dollar company that controls many other parts of my life is buying my former health provider too. https://t.co/ECD3GCZBIH

— Ryan Mac 🙃 (@RMac18) July 21, 2022

One Medical’s doctors have provided some of the best health care I’ve experienced which is rare to find nowadays

I don’t see any upside to Amazon jumping further into the healthcare industryhttps://t.co/hEKY2MXwfnhttps://t.co/4sAJJtOAnZ?

— Atima Omara (@atima_omara) July 21, 2022