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US healthcare industry shudders at sound of Amazon's footsteps
But it is not clear when the company will make that move or how aggressive it intends to be
Published Sun, Oct 29, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Seattle
THE latest category alarmed by the spectre of competition from Amazon is the pharmacy market. With huge amounts of consumer spending and frustrating inefficiencies, it is the type of business that invariably attracts Amazon's attention.
CVS Health is now in talks to acquire Aetna, one of the nation's largest health insurance providers, a move considered to be partly a reaction to the footsteps of Amazon.
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