Amazon dives into health care services market with telemedicine app

Amazon is making its foray into health care services, announcing that it will be offering its Amazon Care telemedicine program to employers nationwide.

Amazon Care is an app that enables users to connect with doctors, nurse practitioners and nurses virtually, 24 hours a day, via in-app chat or video. Amazon said Wednesday that the service, originally created for its Washington-based employees, is now available to other companies in Washington state. Amazon Care will expand nationally to all Amazon workers and other interested companies across the country this summer. "Making this available to other employers is a big step," Amazon Care Director Kristen Helton said. "It's an opportunity for other forward-thinking employers to offer a service that helps bring high-quality care, convenience and peace of mind."