A February 2 article in Bloomberg BNA's Health Care
Daily Report, "Patient Privacy Concerns May Complicate
Amazon Health-Care Initiative," discussed the new initiative
announced by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase to
change how healthcare services are provided to their combined 1
million U.S. employees. Day Pitney's Eric Fader was quoted in
the article.
The initiative will likely involve forming a new company to provide
or arrange for health-insurance coverage for the three
companies' employees, Eric said. HIPAA privacy and security
rules will restrict how the initiative is structured but should not
prevent implementation, according to the article.
"The biggest impact of this alliance will probably be as a
model for similar initiatives by combinations of other large
companies, and it's possible that we'll see Amazon add some
new technological spin to what's being offered," Eric told
Bloomberg BNA.
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