There are reports saying Amazon may be delaying its telehealth expansion after Democrats raised concern about the service.
A story in POLITICO said the Amazon Clinic will delay its launch by about three weeks to about July 19th. Amazon Clinic was supposed to have already launched in all 50 states. In a letter obtained by the news organization, Sens. Peter Welch of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy over concerns that the Clinic requires patients to sign a form that gives the company "complete" access to their consumer health information.
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