Why Amazon Care may be the new model for corporate healthcare

Amazon is the latest big corporation to launch its own in-house healthcare service, unveiling a pilot program last week for employees in the Seattle area that combines telemedicine and in-person treatment.

Fundamentally, corporations are entering the healthcare services market to deal with  the rising cost of care related to employee healthcare insurance; the companies say they’re simply trying to improve access and convenience.

But the potential for cost-savings is huge.

This year, annual family premiums for employer health insurance rose 5% to an average $20,576. Workers pay roughly $6,015 toward the premium cost, leaving the other 75% up to employers, according to a new survey by The Henry J. Kaizer Family Foundation.

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