Advisory Board May 10, 2021

Walmart on Thursday announced that its health care division, Walmart Health, has purchased mental and medical telehealth provider MeMD, which provides 24/7 mental and medical telehealth services to roughly five million members across the United States.

How Covid-19 will impact behavioral health services

Walmart acquires MeMD

Walmart’s acquisition of MeMD still must undergo regulatory approval. The deal is expected to close in a few months, Becker’s Health Review reports.

Cheat sheet: Tele-behavioral health

According to Cheryl Pegus, EVP of health and wellness at Walmart, the acquisition will enable Walmart Health to offer virtual care services for urgent, behavioral, and primary care across the country. Walmart did not share the financial details of...

Today's Sponsors

LEK
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

LEK

 
Topics: Digital Health, Mergers & Acquisitions / JV, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Retailer, Technology, Telehealth, Trends
Teladoc Plots Course Correction in Wake of BetterHelp’s Disappointing First Quarter
The ins and outs of telehealth coding
Clinicians, staff highlight strategies to enhance virtual diabetes care
Optum layoffs: naviHealth CEO out; Virtual care business shuttered
With CEO search underway, Teladoc facing pressure to its BetterHelp DTC business, slowing telehealth growth

Share This Article