Amazon is shutting down its Amazon Care health care service just a few months after announcing plans to expand it.
Minute Insight: Amazon Gives Up On Amazon Care, Shifts Focus To Acquisitions
According to multiple reports, Amazon will wind down Amazon Care, a hybrid virtual/in-home care service, by the end of the year. The company is now focused on building a health care organization through acquisitions.
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