Becker's Healthcare September 27, 2023
Disruptors are turning to virtual care offerings to make healthcare more affordable and accessible to consumers.
Most recently, Costco said it would be offering $29 virtual primary care visits through a partnership with healthcare marketplace Sesame. The Sesame platform allows clinicians to set prices and for patients to pay them directly, avoiding insurance.
“Costco getting into healthcare is another example of the general patient consumer audience asking for more availability of care on their terms, when they want it,” Aaron Miri, chief information and digital officer of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health, told Becker’s. “Systems have to learn to work together with the big box retailers and other collaborators in this space to ensure equitable access for all while...
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