telehealth

Healthcare’s Digital Payments Push Battles Rising Fraud and Falling Margins
Healthcare’s Digital Payments Push Battles Rising Fraud and Falling Margins
April 16, 2025  |  Healthcare

Inefficiency in healthcare is more than just inconvenient. It can often be expensive. Yet in today’s world, where tap-to-pay is routine at coffee shops and...

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Teladoc Pays $65 Million to Acquire Catapult Health
Teladoc Pays $65 Million to Acquire Catapult Health
February 05, 2025  |  Acquisitions

Virtual care company Teladoc Health is bolstering its at-home diagnostics capabilities by acquiring Catapult Health. The $65 million deal is designed to support Teladoc’s efforts...

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23andMe Reportedly Considers Selling Lemonaid Telehealth Unit
23andMe Reportedly Considers Selling Lemonaid Telehealth Unit
January 19, 2025  |  Healthcare

23andMe is reportedly considering the sale of Lemonaid Health, its telehealth operation. The consumer genetic testing kit company acquired Lemonaid in 2021 for $400 million...

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From Omnichannel to Open Banking: PYMNTS’ Most Quotable Quotes of 2024
From Omnichannel to Open Banking: PYMNTS’ Most Quotable Quotes of 2024
December 31, 2024  |  Connected Economy

Here at PYMNTS our main focus is exactly what the name says. But to our CEO Karen Webster’s credit, she saw that the digital shift...

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Amazon’s Pay-Per-Visit Health Plan Adds Health and Beauty Services
Amazon’s Pay-Per-Visit Health Plan Adds Health and Beauty Services
November 14, 2024  |  Amazon

Amazon has added new health and beauty-related services to its healthcare offering. The company announced Thursday (Nov. 14) that Amazon Prime members can now address...

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Can Retail Pharmacies Survive the Digital Transformation of Healthcare?
Can Retail Pharmacies Survive the Digital Transformation of Healthcare?
October 22, 2024  |  Retail

In the connected economy, retail pharmacies like CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid face challenges to their traditional business models. As consumer preferences move toward digital...

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Cigna Launches E-Treatment Service for Convenient Patient Access
Cigna Launches E-Treatment Service for Convenient Patient Access
September 18, 2024  |  Healthcare

As the telehealth sector is projected to reach $450 billion by 2032, Cigna Healthcare recently launched an “E-Treatment” option via MDLIVE, offering customers access to...

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Pfizer Hopes Direct-to-Consumer Play Spurs New Era of Healthcare Accessibility
Pfizer Hopes Direct-to-Consumer Play Spurs New Era of Healthcare Accessibility
September 12, 2024  |  Healthcare

As important as the healthcare system is, it remains far from perfect. Fragmentation and opacity play a large part in that imperfection. The traditional healthcare...

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US Bank Purchases Healthcare Payments Firm Salucro
US Bank Purchases Healthcare Payments Firm Salucro
August 22, 2024  |  Acquisitions

U.S. Bank has acquired healthcare financial technology firm Salucro Healthcare Solutions. The 20-year-old Arizona company, which focuses on patient payments and billing, had been a...

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