08.11.22 Amazon Expands Healthcare / Follow up: The Hertz False Arrest Debacle

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

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🗓️ 11 August 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Clark discusses the rationale behind Amazon’s forays into healthcare, now culminating in the acquisition of One Medical, a big national chain of healthcare clinics. The idea is to bring a multi-platform approach to better care, better follow up. Also - Recall the Hertz false arrest nightmare suffered by hundreds now seeking compensation. Clark has a follow up. Amazon Healthcare: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Hertz Follow Up: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: The #1 Thing You Need To Do Before You Buy a Used Chromebook How To Bring an Old Laptop Back to Life for Free Price-Matching Policies at Walmart, Target and Other Top Stores Why You Need To Check Your Cell Phone Bill Every Month 4 Things To Know Before You Buy a Digital TV Antenna Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	My pleasure to welcome you to the Clark Howard Show where our mission is to serve you and empower
0:10.6	you so you make better financial decisions in your life.
0:15.3	This episode, you may or may not have heard this, but there is an innovative primary care
0:22.1	healthcare provider in the United States.
0:24.1	I've talked about from time to time in the past called One Medical.
0:29.3	One medical offers a more personalized and ongoing relationship for primary care for you
0:39.6	and return for paying an annual subscription, but it's not a giant one.
0:45.6	Well, they have been acquired by Amazon, and a lot of one medical customers have been
0:53.2	furious because they've loved how boutiquey One Medical has felt to them, and they felt
1:00.5	like they've been able to manage their health much better than before.
1:06.1	And now they figure it's all going to be algorithm and invasion of privacy and all this.
1:10.8	I mean, the complaining from One Medical people is so extreme.
1:17.4	And I want to talk about why Amazon would do this and how it actually could be good for
1:24.4	people that Amazon is throwing money at this.
1:29.0	And I want to give a quick update later on this wild hurt story about hurts having people
1:37.5	falsely arrested, arrested on false charges and people losing their jobs, spending months
1:43.2	and jail having to hire criminal lawyers, all this stuff, went to you the latest going
1:49.1	on with the Bizarro hurt story.
1:54.2	So Amazon has been nibbling at healthcare for a long time.
1:59.7	Years ago, they bought an innovative prescription drug distribution company pharmacist.
2:07.3	I think it was called Pill Pack when it was an independent company.
2:11.8	Anyway, the idea is, you know how you don't remember?
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