Lemu Koker got his membership to one medical through work.

It was within the building that we currently are in New York.

His job at Google paid the membership fee, and he had access to the company's roster of primary

care doctors, in-person clinics, and telehealth.

And they had ample amounts of appointment times and,

frankly, a variety, a diversity of doctors available. And, you know, as African American,

you know, that's important to find doctors that you think can service your all needs.

Later, when his wife got pregnant, it was incredibly convenient. It was great to have the virtual appointments where you could just call them up the nurse at any point in time and they can handle it.

So it's been a great service and I found great value from it.

Now with the news that Amazon is buying one medical, Lemu is trying to think through whether he'll stay as a patient.

On the one hand, he's really liked the care.

On the other, Lemieux works in tech,

and he understands the value of consumer data.

And when that's health care data, it gives him some pause.

Amazon has a lot of different personalized data about a lot of different people.

You know, what does that mean for privacy in the future?

You know, will they be able to suggest things that I'm not comfortable with them suggesting

publicly? And that's the thing that worries me the most. And, you know, I can't say Amazon

has had the best track record for that stuff. So I think that's something to worry about.

Today on the show, Amazon's bid to buy one medical.

Will it create a seamless experience for patients or is it a data disaster waiting to happen?

I'm Lizzie O'Leary and you're listening to What Next TBD, a show about technology, power, and how the future will be determined.

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