Walmart Acquires Telehealth Platform
The retail behemoth Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is pushing deeper into healthcare. Last week, Walmart announced the acquisition of MeMD a national telehealth provider. The company was founded in 2010 and provides virtual care nationwide, leveraging the latest online technologies to deliver high-quality care 24/7. MeMD delivers medical and mental health visits to millions of members nationwide. This is not Walmart’s first foray into healthcare. MeMD will be merged with Walmart Health, a network of primary care clinics providing services ranging from optometry and mental health counseling services to dental care. The first location opened in 2019 in Dallas, but by the end of 2021, the company... Read More »
eHealth Activity Drove Busy June
Based on preliminary numbers, there were 119 deals announced in June 2020, a 19% increase over deal volume in May 2020. June’s transaction volume was largely boosted by a surge in eHealth activity, which accounted for 20% of deal volume. The 24 deals announced in June even tops June 2019’s eHealth activity, where only 16 transactions were announced, according to our Deal Search Online database. However, dollar volume in eHealth transactions declined heavily in June compared with June 2019, but that comparison might be unfair. Dassault Systemes (Paris: DSY) announced it was acquiring Medidata Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDSO) on June 12, 2019 for $5.8 billion, which overshadows... Read More »
The State of the 2020 Hospital Market
The hospital market was more active in 2019 than it has been since 2015, with 99 deals reaching the definitive agreement stage or closed. In 2015, 100 deals were announced. In the years in between, deal volume dropped from 89 in 2016 to 81 in 2018. Many not-for-profit systems find themselves on firmer financial ground and are negotiating deals from positions of strength, not fear. But the healthcare landscape continues to shift, and the role of the hospital is changing with it. In 2020, many hospitals are still the life-blood of their communities, often as the largest employer. But their role as the central hub of all healthcare delivery in the community is lessening, and fast. “Ten to 15... Read More »
Amazon Scoops Up PillPack for $1 Billion
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) finally took the plunge into the pharmaceutical market with its approximately $1 billion acquisition of five-year-old PillPack, an online pharmacy startup based in Manchester, New Hampshire. Financial terms weren’t disclosed in the deal’s announcement, but on June 28, the day of the announcement, The Wall Street Journal quoted sources on the price. In April 2018, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) was reported to be in discussions with PillPack, and targeting a price under $1 billion, according to CNBC. Amazon was also said to be holding discussions with the company at the time. PillPack is an online pharmacy that delivers medications in pre-sorted dose packaging and... Read More »Schedule a demo
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