Analyst reactions to Amazon's pharma acquisition

While speculation about Amazon entering the health-care space has plagued the sector for months, one analyst calls the latest move “a full frontal attack.”

By Bailey Lipschultz | June 29, 2018 at 10:49 AM

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RBC Capital Markets health-services analyst, George Hill

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