Amazon and JPMorgan to roll out new health insurance plans as part of Haven joint venture

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Amazon launched a primary care program in September called Amazon Care for employees in Seattle that offers virtual primary care, on-demand clinician visits and prescription drug delivery. Amazon Care later acquired Health Navigator, a digital health startup focused on primary care. Amazon and JPMorgan will offer new plans to employees for 2020 that feature wellness incentives and don’t have any deductibles. The online retail giant says the program is unrelated to Haven or the new insurance plans. Atul Gawande, the new CEO of Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway’s joint healthcare venture, it a well-known surgeon and healthcare reform advocate. (TED Conference Photo / James Duncan Davidson, via Flickr) Haven Healthcare, a joint venture between Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway, created its first offering in the form of health insurance plans for tens of thousands of employees.

Article PreviewDr. Atul Gawande, the new CEO of Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway’s joint healthcare venture, it a well-known surgeon and healthcare reform advocate. (TED Conference Photo / James Duncan Davidson, via Flickr)

Haven Healthcare, a joint venture between Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway, created its first offering in the form of health insurance plans for tens of thousands of employees.

Amazon and JPMorgan will offer new plans to employees for 2020 that feature wellness incentives and don’t have any deductibles. Berkshire is testing a similar pilot in a few of their companies. The news was first reported...

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