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The company will use the investment to scale its platform and expand its proprietary database.

The HIPAA-compliant Skills capabilities were launched in 2019 to help patients connect with hospitals and health insurers using Alexa.

The company will use the investment to deploy its technology in more healthcare facilities.

The virtual care platform will provide services for nonurgent health and lifestyle needs.

The health insurer's members will receive free home delivery for common medications through Amazon Pharmacy.

The traditional healthcare industry could face pressure from changing trends, including the emergence of Amazon, Walmart, CVS and Walgreens as larger players.

In an SEC filing, One Medical parent 1Life Healthcare said both companies had received requests from the agency for more information regarding the deal late last week.

Neil Lindsay, senior vice president of Amazon Health Services, said the telehealth service was "not a complete enough offering for the large enterprise customers we have been targeting, and wasn’t going to work long-term."

UnitedHealth Group, CVS and Option Care Health are also in the running, reports say.

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