WeightWatchers is acquiring subscription telehealth platform Weekend Health, which does business as Sequence. The planned acquisition will add Sequence’s platform, which offers access to healthcare providers who specialize in chronic weight management, to WeightWatchers’ other weight loss and weight management tools, WeightWatchers said in a...
Walmart will double its health center numbers amid continued expansion into the wellness space. The retail giant announced Thursday (March 2) that it plans to open 28 centers across the country in the first quarter of next year, with the goal of more than 75 by the end...
German startup doctorly has raised $10 million to help medical practices update their outdated software. “doctorly’s home market of Germany still heavily relies on software built in the 1980s and lags behind global competitors,” investor WELL said in a Wednesday (March 1) news release. “Antiquated...
Providers with limited payment plan offerings may lose patients who can’t afford to settle up at time of service. Although the worst of inflation may be behind us, consumers are still feeling the pinch as the cost of essentials such as food remain on the...
Medical tourism is ailing as first COVID, then economic and geopolitical snags have slowed the brisk business in going abroad for less costly medical specialties. As Reuters reported Monday (Feb. 27), “For years, traveling abroad to clinics in countries like Hungary and Turkey has been...
Shaking up the payments landscape in healthcare, the rise of provider portals and unified digital platforms is revolutionizing how we pay the doctor in a time of digital transformation. We analyzed this in the study “The Digital Platform Promise: How Patients Want to Streamline Healthcare...
Telehealth is seeking its new place in the healthcare mix after its star turn during the pandemic, as evidenced by the performance of telemedicine provider Amwell at the end of 2022. During the company’s fourth quarter 2022 earnings call on Wednesday (Feb. 22), Amwell Chairman and CEO Ido Schoenberg directed most...
Paying at the doctor’s office or hospital is still the predominant way consumers settle medical bills, but that’s changing as awareness of online portals and unified digital platforms grows. As explored in the study “The Digital Platform Promise: How Patients Want to Streamline Healthcare Payments,”...
Healthcare bills can be especially problematic to navigate and even harder to fully understand, even for the most seasoned consumers. Multiply any singular confusion by the three in four U.S. consumers who paid for healthcare products or services in the past 12 months, and that’s...
