Here is a look at Amazon’s most recent healthcare layoffs:
- Amazon Pharmacy: Amazon’s online pharmacy, which recently rolled out RxPass, a $5 per month medication prescription service, laid off some of its program managers, risk compliance managers and billing managers.
- Halo: Some employees working on Amazon’s digital health tools, including its digital platform Halo health and fitness trackers, were also laid off, according to CNBC.
- Amazon Care: In August, Amazon said it would shutter its in-person and virtual primary care service, Amazon Care. The shutdown led to 159 employees losing their jobs.
- Care Medical: Employees of Care Medical, a standalone company contracted to work with Amazon Care patients, were also laid off due to the service shutting down. This layoff equated to 236 people losing their jobs.
