New job listings for Amazon’s internal telemedicine service, Amazon Care, hint at expansion

  • Date: 17-Oct-2020
  • Source: CNBC
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Middle East
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New job listings for Amazon’s internal telemedicine service, Amazon Care, hint at expansion

Amazon employees are told they can get health care on callAmazon Care, the company's online medical clinic for its own employees, is trying to hire half a dozen people in business development roles to "build and grow relationships with commercial and public sector enterprises." Most of the roles were posted in the past month.By building a business development team, the company is signaling an intention to go broader than its own employees. Amazon has a history of developing products that it tests out on its own workforce before expanding to a broader population.Moreover, a person familiar with the business unit's plans told CNBC that Amazon Care has started reaching out to health plans and employers in the Washington area to discuss opportunities to expand beyond its own employees. The plans