Amazon and giants form health care alliance to reshape costs
A three company coalition led by Amazon Jeff Bezos Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase aims to lower employee health care costs and drive major system changes. They plan a non profit venture focusing on automation telemedicine and eliminating middlemen like PBMs while encouraging bold leadership and new delivery models.
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Airbnb sees market for selling experiences beyond tours
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says the company can create a large new market by selling experiences rather than goods, envisioning an experience economy with bite sized apprenticeships. The Experiences program, launched in 2016, faces mixed results while Chesky touts 5000 live experiences and 55000 on a wait list as growth slows in some cities.
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