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Mohiuddin Ahmed, Lecturer of Computing & Security, Edith Cowan University

Amazon just took over a primary healthcare company for a lot of money. Should we be worried?

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This week Amazon announced plans to fork out US$3.9 billion (A$5.6 billion) to acquire US healthcare company One Medical.

One Medical reportedly provides primary care on a membership basis to some 800,000 people across the United States. In its own words, it claims to be “on a mission to make getting quality care more affordable, accessible and enjoyable for all”.

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