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Walmart acquires MeMD, paving the way for new telehealth services
Walmart has announced the acquisition of MeMD, a telehealth services provider, a business move that will benefit the company’s Walmart Health division. With the platform, Walmart Health will be able to offer virtual telehealth services across the US, according to the company, in addition to its in-person centers. The change will come ‘over the coming months.’
Walmart announced its acquisition on May 6, stating that it expects the deal to close ‘over coming months.’ MeMD, the company it acquired, was launched in 2010; it, like many that have followed, have become popular offerings amid the pandemic, enabling users to get medical help without visiting a physical doctor’s office.
Walmart is acquiring a telehealth provider MeMD, based in Phoenix for an undisclosed amount. Author: Talk Business & Politics Updated: 10:41 AM CDT May 7, 2021
Walmart is acquiring a telehealth provider
MeMD, based in Phoenix for an undisclosed amount. The platform leverages data and technology in an effort to improve engagement, health equity and outcomes, the retailer noted Thursday (May 6) on its corporate website.
Walmart said the acquisition will allow its health unit to provide access to virtual care across the nation including urgent, behavioral and primary care, complementing the in-person Walmart Health centers. Walmart also said using virtual health has been shown to improve health outcomes and lower the overall host of healthcare across all populations.
Walmart offering walk-in COVID vaccines at 5,100 pharmacies; no appointment necessary
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Walmart and Sam’s Club is now offering COVID-19 vaccines without an appointment.
Vaccines are being offered at more than 5,100 pharmacy locations nationwide via both walk-up and pre-scheduled appointments. Pharmacies are administering Moderna, Pfizer and J&J versions of the vaccine.
“Now that supply and eligibility have expanded, it’s even more important for us to reach underserved and vulnerable populations to ensure equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine,” Dr. Cheryl Pegus, executive vice president, Walmart Health & Wellness, said. “Widespread vaccination is the only way we will eventually end the pandemic and help our country reopen, and we don’t want anyone to get left behind as we enter this new chapter in our fight against COVID-19.”
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All 5,100-plus Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies can now administer COVID-19 vaccines on a walk-up or scheduled basis.
Walmart said Tuesday that reaching walk-in status marks a milestone in its coronavirus immunization program, which got under way in December and now reaches across its market area, covering 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies are administering the two-dose Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines and the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, as supply allows. At Sam’s, membership isn’t required to receive a COVID shot.