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Amazon Expands Health AI to Website and App in the U.S.

Prime members receive up to five free One Medical message consults, with others paying per visit; privacy details remain opaque.

Overview

  • Amazon’s Health AI, previously limited to One Medical, is now free to use on Amazon.com and the Amazon app without Prime or One Medical membership.
  • Users can ask about symptoms and medications, get explanations of test results and records, complete virtual assessments for more than 30 non-emergency conditions, and connect to clinicians when needed.
  • The assistant does not create treatment plans and routes complex cases to human providers, with non-member visits priced at $29 according to the company.
  • With user permission, Health AI can access lab results, medical records and clinical notes via the Health Information Exchange, and it can review relevant Amazon health-related purchases to prompt follow-up questions.
  • Amazon says interactions occur in a HIPAA-compliant environment with encryption and strict access controls, though it has not detailed the encryption methods as researchers continue to caution about sharing health data for AI training.