Telehealth news and trends

Amazon’s Pay-Per-Visit Health Plan Adds Health and Beauty Services
Amazon // November 14, 2024

Amazon has added new health and beauty-related services to its healthcare offering. The company announced Thursday (Nov. 14) that Amazon Prime members can now address things like hair loss, anti-aging and erectile dysfunction for a price as low as a respective $16, $10 and $19...

Can Retail Pharmacies Survive the Digital Transformation of Healthcare?
Retail // October 22, 2024

In the connected economy, retail pharmacies like CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid face challenges to their traditional business models. As consumer preferences move toward digital solutions and telehealth services, these industry leaders are assessing their business strategies to remain viable. Strategic Shifts in Major Players...

Cigna Launches E-Treatment Service for Convenient Patient Access
Healthcare // September 18, 2024

As the telehealth sector is projected to reach $450 billion by 2032, Cigna Healthcare recently launched an “E-Treatment” option via MDLIVE, offering customers access to urgent care from board-certified doctors without the need for direct phone or video consultations. Starting this month, patients can submit...

Pfizer Hopes Direct-to-Consumer Play Spurs New Era of Healthcare Accessibility
Healthcare // September 12, 2024

As important as the healthcare system is, it remains far from perfect. Fragmentation and opacity play a large part in that imperfection. The traditional healthcare journey can often be complex, with multiple touchpoints from primary care to specialists and pharmacies, and that’s before even touching...

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Pfizer Hopes Direct-to-Consumer Play Spurs New Era of Healthcare Accessibility

September 12, 2024
As important as the healthcare system is, it remains far from perfect. Fragmentation and opacity play a large part in that imperfection. The traditional healthcare journey can often be complex, with multiple touchpoints from primary care to specialists and pharmacies, and that’s before even touching on longstanding billing pain points. “The basic information of ‘what […]

Fabric Buys Walmart’s Telehealth Business and Stitches AI Into Digital Healthcare

August 08, 2024
Telehealth has evolved from a niche service to a central element of healthcare, a shift accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This evolution reflects a broader move toward digital health solutions...

Here’s Why the Next Doctor Visit Could Be With a Hologram

July 19, 2024
We exist within an era where technology constantly pushes the boundaries of what is possible. And it doesn’t appear to be stopping any time soon. That’s why PYMNTS sat down...

Telehealth Declines as AI and In-Person Visits Rise Post-Pandemic

July 04, 2024
During the pandemic, they were heroes. Now, they’re apparently expendable. In what is becoming a pattern in healthcare, on Tuesday (July 2), Oregon Health & Science University cut a telehealth nursing...

Quick Reads
Amazon’s Pay-Per-Visit Health Plan Adds Health and Beauty Services

November 14, 2024
Amazon has added new health and beauty-related services to its healthcare offering. The company announced Thursday (Nov. 14) that Amazon Prime members can now address things like hair loss, anti-aging and erectile dysfunction for a price as low as a respective $16, $10 and $19 per month. According to a company news release, the offering […]

US Bank Purchases Healthcare Payments Firm Salucro

August 22, 2024
U.S. Bank has acquired healthcare financial technology firm Salucro Healthcare Solutions. The 20-year-old Arizona company, which focuses on patient payments and billing, had been a partner of Elavon, U.S. Bank’s...

Publix Debuts Virtual Care Services via WellSync

June 27, 2024
Grocery chain Publix is the latest company to bring healthcare to the retail space. The company’s customers can now access virtual care services through digital healthcare firm WellSync, according to...

Amazon Merges Clinic and Amazon One Medical Into Single Brand

June 27, 2024
Amazon’s pay-per-visit telehealth service and its One Medical program are now a single brand. The company announced Thursday (June 27) that Amazon Clinic, introduced in 2022, was being renamed Amazon...