Hi,

Amazon is trying to establish a healthcare industry monopoly. Last week,
the tech giant announced a deal to purchase health provider One Medical
for a whopping $3.9 billion.^1 One Medical is a major Medicare contractor
— and is a central player in the Medicare privatization program begun
under Trump.^2

The thought of Amazon getting into the healthcare game is terrifying.
Amazon is liable to crush competitors; capitalize on our health data; and
accelerate the devastating Medicare privatization process currently
underway.^2

The Amazon – One Medical merger may be illegal under current anti-monopoly
laws. Senator Amy Klobuchar, chair of the Senate committee responsible for
anti-monopoly policy, is calling for a thorough investigation by the
Federal Trade Commission — and we need to make sure that happens.^3

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: The Federal Trade Commission must thoroughly
investigate the Amazon – One Medical merger for potential anticompetitive
effects and privacy violations!

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Too many Americans already pay too much for bad healthcare^4 — and our
economy is already dominated by Big Tech. 

Amazon has acquired 118 companies in the last 25 years — including
pharmacy company PillPack.^6 Now, Amazon wants to lock down its monopoly
on the medical field by adding One Medical to the list. 

Not only would Amazon have too much market power with One Medical under
its belt, it also would have a frightening degree of informational power.
Should we trust Amazon with our private health data — which could easily
be abused to discriminate against consumers on the basis of health
conditions? Absolutely not. 

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Tell the FTC to thoroughly investigate the Amazon –
One Medical merger for potential anticompetitive effects and privacy
violations!

Thanks for taking action,

Izzi and the team at Demand Progress

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Sources:

 1. New York Times, [ [link removed] ]Amazon to acquire One Medical clinics in latest
push into health care. 
 2. Lever News, [ [link removed] ]Amazon Joins The Medicare Privatization Spree 
 3. Senator Amy Klobuchar, Letter, [ [link removed] ]July 21, 2022. 
 4. Commonwealth Fund, “U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2019:
Higher Spending, Worse Outcomes?,” [ [link removed] ]January 30, 2020.
 5. Business Insider, “Elizabeth Warren calls Amazon a 'monster that has
to be fed every minute' as she pushes to break up the company,”
[ [link removed] ]October 15, 2021.
 6. CNBC, “The inside story of why Amazon bought PillPack in its effort to
crack the $500 billion prescription market,” [ [link removed] ]May 10, 2019.
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