医生要降价？Costco now offering virtual medical care for $29

Costco is now offering members online health checkups for as low as $29.

The retailer is offering the new service in partnership with Sesame, a direct-to-consumer health care marketplace that connects medical providers nationwide with consumers.

Sesame, in a release, said Costco members beginning Monday can book health care visits directly through their memberships in all 50 states.

 

The New York-based company said its platform doesn’t accept health insurance because it primarily caters to uninsured Americans and those with high-deductible plans who prefer to pay cash for their health care. It said its model helps keep prices of services low for its users.

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The services listed on Costco Pharmacy’s homepage, include virtual primary care visits for $29, health checkups (a standard lab panel and a virtual follow-up consultation with a provider) for just $72 and online mental health visits for $79.

“Quality, great value, and low price are what the Costco brand is known for,” David Goldhill, Sesame’s co-founder and CEO, said in a statement. “When it comes to health care, Sesame also delivers high quality and great value – and a low price that will be appreciated by Costco Members when it comes to their own care.”

Costco is among several retailers who are directly providing health care to customers as the demand for urgent care access outside of a traditional hospital setting booms.

Amazon, in August, announced that its virtual clinic was now also available nationwide. Amazon Clinic launched last November offering 24/7 access to third-party health-care providers directly on Amazon’s website and mobile app.

Amazon customers, through the clinic, can access telehealth treatment for dozens of common conditions, such as pink eye, urinary tract infections and hair loss, the retailer said.

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• This is inevitable. Can't afford med cost. -borisg- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 06:21:38

• 这个不错，今年孩子校队体检都约不到医生，只能去urgent care花了60块做的。29确实便宜。 -Amita- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 06:31:52

• Target也有minute clinic，还能打疫苗非常方便！ -Xitong999- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 06:34:00

• 这是和Teladoc抢市场吗? 我现在online看病付$45。 -Rockeymountain- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 06:47:16

• 给大处方吗？ -Amita- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 08:24:13

• 给处方。 -Rockeymountain- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 09:10:28

• 美国现在越来越像中国文革了。这不就是赤脚医生吗？ -4657238- ♀ (90 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 07:06:23

• AI医生的知识水平可不是赤脚医生可比的，取代正规的医生是时间问题。只要有个数据库，等于一个千年经验的老医生没有任何难度 -咲媱- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 07:34:10

• 您学医的？还是搞AI的？能具体说说AI怎么行医，怎么比赤脚医生强吗？ -4657238- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 07:48:26

• 再说这些tele 也不是 AI 呀。估计是一些PA 什么的。和AI 有什么关系？ -4657238- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 08:03:10