with new fixed pricing for treatment of certain conditions including erectile dysfunction and hair loss. Under the new scheme, Prime members can see the cost of a telehealth visit and their desired treatment upfront, so they can decide whether they want to go through with it before scheduling a telehealth appointment.
Amazon acquired primary care provider One Medical for $3.9 billion in 2022, and fills prescriptions through Amazon Pharmacy. Medications are packaged in standard Amazon packaging, so nobody will know you’re ordering boner pills. The company in 2022 paid almost $4 billion to acquire primary care provider One Medical, and shelled out $750 million in 2019 for PillPack, a company that pre-sorts and delivers medications for people who manage multiple medications at the same time. Besides a new, potentially lucrative stream of revenue, the upfront pricing for Prime members could help with subscriber retention if members become accustomed to using Amazon for their medications.