Amazon Buys Virtual Healthcare Provider One Medical

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    The Spin

    Pro-establishment narrative

    This is an exciting opportunity for Amazon to make healthcare more accessible, affordable, and even enjoyable for patients, providers, and payers.

    Independent

    Establishment-critical narrative

    This will only expand Amazon's control over people's private information. If regulators don't block the purchase, Amazon will be able to track and exploit people ever more intrusively.

    Market Watch

    Metaculus Prediction

    There is a 41% chance the US federal government will pass legislation by 2040 to provide universal healthcare for American citizens, according to the Metaculus Prediction Community.

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