Despite being one of the oldest and most established of the Big Tech companies, Amazon may have one the smallest health IT portfolios.
In the last few years, Amazon is seemingly working to increase its presence in healthcare and has acquired two healthcare companies.
Amazon's health IT acquisitions:
February 1999: Amazon purchases a 40 percent stake in health and pharmacy online retailer Drugstore.com.
June 2018: Amazon entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire online pharmacy PillPack for about $1 billion. PillPack markets itself as a "full-service" pharmacy with a 24/7 customer service team. It manages prescription medications for its customers by packaging, organizing and delivering them.
October 2019: Amazon confirmed the acquisition of Health Navigator, a startup that provides technology and services to digital health companies. Health Navigator will be wrapped into Amazon Care, which offers employees virtual visits, in-home follow-ups if additional care is needed, and prescription deliveries.