ALEXA, REFILL MY MEDS. This is the latest of several recent moves that show Amazon is dedicated to making inroads in healthcare. In October 2016, CEO Jeff Bezos said he thought Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa could potentially help healthcare providers. Then, in July 2017, Amazon launched 1492, a secret lab dedicated to healthcare technology.
Just last week, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase announced they'd chosen a CEO for their new healthcare venture. The acquisition of PillPack likely puts us one step closer to the day when we can simply ask Alexa to refill our medications.