Costco members get access to online medical visits in Sesame deal
Tim Boyle

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) members can get online visits with a primary care provider for $29 under a deal with Sesame, which bills itself as a health care marketplace.
Sesame does not require an individual to have health insurance to use their services


Through Sesame, members can also get virtual care from a mental health professional for $79. They are also eligible for discounts n the company's other services, such as in-person visits, specialists, dentists, and lab work.
On its website, Sesame indicates that its offerings are geared towards those with high-deductible health plans or no coverage at all.
Costco (COST) already has in-store pharmacies as well as a mail-order one, but this is its first foray into medical care directly. Other non-traditional retailers, such as Amazon.com (AMZN), have also been pushing into health care. The online retailer has launched Amazon Clinic and bought concierge health practice One Medical for $3.9B.


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