Healthcare DIVE June 28, 2024
Emily Olsen

The acquisition comes as Walmart exits the healthcare delivery business.

Dive Brief:

  • Health technology startup Fabric is acquiring Walmart’s telehealth assets as the retailer exits its healthcare delivery business.
  • Fabric, which offers patient intake, care navigation and telehealth services, said Friday it purchased Walmart’s MeMD for an undisclosed amount. MeMD, which Walmart acquired in 2021, provides virtual behavioral, urgent and primary care benefits for 30,000 corporate partners and five million members.
  • Walmart said in April it would close its healthcare business, citing a challenging reimbursement environment and growing operational costs that limited profitability.

Dive Insight:

Fabric, formerly known as Florence, said the deal will expand its products for employers and payers and better position the startup...

Today's Sponsors

LEK
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

LEK

 
Topics: Digital Health, Mergers & Acquisitions / JV, Provider, Retailer, Technology, Telehealth, Trends
Culina Health: The Rise Of Telehealth Nutrition
Remote Patient Monitoring: The Standard of Care has Changed
Three ways the Trump administration could reinvest in rural America's future, starting with health care
Using AI to reimagine telehealth with a fair, effective billing model
Can Telemedicine Solve the Rural Healthcare Crisis?

Share This Article