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Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT), has acquired the Phoenix-headquartered telehealth provider MeMD for an undisclosed sum.
What Happened: Founded in 2010 by Dr. John Shufeldt, MeMD’s platform enables medical and mental health visits to five million members nationwide via computer, phone and mobile devices. The acquisition will enable Walmart Health to expand its in-person primary care services with access a nationwide network of urgent, behavioral and primary care providers.
“Telehealth offers a great opportunity to expand access and reach consumers where they are and complements our brick-and-mortar Walmart Health locations,” said Dr. Cheryl Pegus, executive vice president for health and wellness at Walmart. “Today, people expect omnichannel access to care, and adding telehealth to our Walmart Health care strategies allows us to provide in-person and digital care across our multiple assets and solutions.”
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Walmart is prepared for when supply can meet demand and more people are eligible to receive vaccines.
As the United States undergoes a slower than anticipated rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, Walmart is prepared for when supply can meet demand, asserting that it s in a unique position to better administer vaccinations.
The retailer plans to offer the vaccine seven days a week at its pharmacies, through planned in-store vaccination clinics and large community events. It has been preparing by:
Training thousands of pharmacists and pharmacy techs
Building a new digital scheduling tool to make appointments easy
Partnering with state and federal agencies as it awaits allocations Walmart is a federal pharmacy partner and can accept federal allocation of doses in all of its pharmacies
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