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It had another initiative that was mainly focused around telehealth. And I think this acquisition was really just about trying to figure out if it can build some sort of business in this space given a huge scale of what healthcare is within the broader economy. Marcus Johnson:. Interesting points, gents. I mean, it does depend on how comprehensive this service could be.

One month after announcing the One Medical deal, Amazon called it quits on its B2B telehealth business, Amazon Care, which never gained enough traction among employer clients. In a quick pivot that November, Amazon launched Amazon Clinic as a D2C text-based telehealth service. That was then expanded this month to video visits, available in all 50 states. Halo wearables are no more.

You note that patients can sign up for monthly, quarterly or yearly subscriptions that cover same=day telehealth appointments with extended hours and text messaging with clinicians. Plans start at $35 a month for adults. No copays, but things like emergency room visits and imaging referrals are not included in the price and depend on the patient's insurance.

And then they're also partnering with pet care platform pop, I believe it's how you pronounce it, to add pet telehealth services to Woods Walmart plus membership. And it had a pretty good earnings for Q1, so it's a lot going on. Sara Lebow (11:14):. Becky accurately predicted it'd be adding pets to its loyalty program,. Sky Canaves (11:19):.

And 55% of them said they think telehealth visits will be the norm, instead of in-person doctor visits and so on in the future, just a few years from now, like 2028. I think we may see more uses in the near future for ChatGPT in healthcare. Marcus (14:19):. Yeah. Yeah, whether it's ChatGPT, again, doesn't need to maybe replace your physician, but play a meaningful role in some capacity.

Speaking of one of those big retailers, Walmart announced last week, maybe the week before that they'd include pet telehealth in with their Walmart+ subscription. So, Suzy I'll go to you first on this one. Can we expect other retailers to offer similar pet services both online and in stores? Suzy Davidkhanian:. So, I mean, it's a hard one, right because it's so narrow.

They were working on telehealth service called Amazon Care. That's now been shut down. They bought a host of primary care practices called One Medical, so a bunch of things in healthcare. In-store shopping experiments, they bought Whole Foods, $14 billion six years ago. They closed some bookstores in four-star locations, so some things there, and then also entertainment and hardware efforts.