PYMNTS.com December 1, 2021

Telehealth was the right tech at the right time in 2020 —and is even on the rise — as are calls for “omnicare,” which combines digital and in-office visits to provide greater access to more affordable care. Four months post its Walmart acquisition, MeMD CEO Bill Goodwin shares his vision for a more affordable, accessible healthcare delivery model.

Call it telehealth or telemedicine, but the concept of video doctor visits that had languished for more than a decade prior emerged as a hero of the 2020 pandemic, allowing people to interact safely with healthcare providers during long stretches of lockdowns and restrictions on in-person office visits.

After what was initially...

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