Amazon Offers Prime Members , a Generic Prescription Perk.<br />CNBC reports that Amazon <br />debuted RxPass on Jan. 24.<br />The new perk will grant Prime members access to 50 generic medications <br />that treat over 80 conditions.<br />However, insulin and specialty <br />medications are not available.<br />The service is also not accessible <br />to those on Medicaid or Medicare.<br />RxPass costs $5 a month <br />and includes free delivery.<br />The move marks Amazon's latest <br />push into the health care sector.<br />CNBC reports that Amazon launched an online pharmacy in 2020 after acquiring PillPack in 2018.<br />In July, the company revealed it is acquiring One Medical, a primary care provider. .<br />Vin Gupta, chief medical officer at Amazon, said the company strives to create a "fundamentally different" pharmacy experience. .<br />This is still day one for us where we’re <br />at our beginning stages here, but we recognize that change is needed. , Vin Gupta, Amazon chief medical officer, via statement.<br />That’s what patients across the <br />country are telling us, and that’s <br />what Amazon is responding to, Vin Gupta, Amazon chief medical officer, via statement
