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    Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway Pursue The Health Care 'Unicorn'

    Details are scarce, but the companies said they want to help their employees get high-quality health care at a reasonable cost. Will this consortium have better luck than those that have preceded it?
    by Scott Hensley Jan 30, 2018 3 minutes
    (Left to right) Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase

    When Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon get together to make an announcement (any kind of announcement) it's sure to grab attention.

    So people perked up Tuesday morning when the CEOs of Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase said in a press release that their companies are going to partner in a nonprofit venture to figure out "ways to address healthcare for their U.S. employees, with the aim of improving employee satisfaction and reducing costs."

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