Walmart, Transcarent partner to pitch self-insured employers

Healthcare DIVE October 18, 2021
Hailey Mensik

Dive Brief:

• Walmart is partnering with Transcarent, a consumer-facing healthcare platform for self-insured companies, to provide low-cost prescription drugs and other services to employers that are self-insured, according to a Friday release.
• The retail giant will make its low-cost prescription drugs, along with its optical, telehealth and other healthcare services available to self-insured employers while leveraging Transcarent’s digital platform to direct patients to the right sites of care.
• Employers have no up-front or per-employee-per-month fees and Transcarent offers a fully at-risk model and pays health systems up-front for surgeries, according to a release.

Dive Insight:

Some of the country’s largest employers, including Walmart itself, have opted for self-insured plans in an effort to lower healthcare costs for employees....

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