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Amazon is folding its Amazon Clinic telehealth service into its primary care business One Medical, the company announced<\/a> on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n The company explained in today\u2019s blog post that, to simplify Amazon\u2019s primary care offering for customers, the service has now been rebranded to Amazon One Medical Pay-per-visit, and now offers more affordable per-visit pricing. Customers can pay $49 for a video call visit or $29 to text message a doctor.\u00a0<\/p>\n Under the One Medical brand, Amazon is offering customers two options: a telehealth service for over 30 common conditions (such as acne, eczema the flu, pink eye, seasonal allergies, and a sinus infection), or a paid membership to get on-demand virtual care and next-day in-person appointments at the more than 150 One Medical primary care offices across the U.S. The membership costs $9 per month or $99 per year for Prime members and $199 per year for all other customers.\u00a0<\/p>\n The pay-per-visit service is a convenient option for customers who don\u2019t live near an Amazon One Medical physical office or already have a primary care provider, but need fast and easy access to address a one-off condition. Customers don\u2019t need insurance and FSA\/HSA payment is accepted.\u00a0<\/p>\n The retail giant has increased its investment in healthcare in recent years, including the nearly $4 billion acquisition<\/a> of One Medical. Amazon launched<\/a> Clinic in 2022 as a virtual health storefront for customers to pay for one-time telehealth care services. That same year, Amazon shut down its employee-focused virtual primary care business Amazon Care<\/a>, which attempted to blend telehealth and in-person medical services for workers.\u00a0<\/p>\n Amazon\u2019s continued bet on its healthcare strategy comes as other large companies are pulling back from the space. In April, Walmart<\/a> shut down its health center and virtual care service. Meanwhile, health tech startups are still emerging, including many AI-powered companies<\/a> that want to solve pain points for administrative tasks.\u00a0<\/p>\n