AMAZON TAKES ANOTHER SHOT AT HEALTH CARE, THIS ONE A VIRTUÁL CARE SERVICE THAT COSTS $9 PER MONTH

Amazon is taking another shot at becoming a regular health care source for customers with the launch of a service centered on virtual care.

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The e-commerce giant says its Prime customers can now get quick access to a health care provider through a program that costs $9 a month or $99 annually.

The announcement this week arrives less than a year after Amazon announced the $3.9 billion acquisition of the membership-based primary care provider One Medical, which has medical offices in more than 20 markets.

The company has made a number of attempts to incorporate healthcare into its platform and has started building momentum after some initial setbacks.

The company announced in August that it was adding video telemedicine visits in all 50 states to a virtual clinic it launched last year.