Sesame Archives - MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/tag/sesame/ Healthcare technology news, life science current events Tue, 26 Sep 2023 22:38:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://medcitynews.com/uploads/2021/03/cropped-mblue-32x32.png Sesame Archives - MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/tag/sesame/ 32 32 40682243 Costco Takes On Healthcare, Though Differently From Other Retailers, Experts Say https://medcitynews.com/2023/09/costco-partnership-retailers-virtual-health/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/09/costco-partnership-retailers-virtual-health/#respond Tue, 26 Sep 2023 20:54:04 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=649929

Costco is partnering with Sesame to offer Costco Members discounted pricing on virtual health services, including primary care and mental health. But the move is a little different from other retailers like CVS Health and Walgreens.

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GV, other investors, pour $27M into the ‘Expedia for medical care’ https://medcitynews.com/2022/06/gv-other-investors-pour-27m-into-expedia-for-medical-care/ https://medcitynews.com/2022/06/gv-other-investors-pour-27m-into-expedia-for-medical-care/#respond Wed, 15 Jun 2022 17:17:53 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=591596

Online healthcare marketplace Sesame closed a $27 million Series B funding round on Tuesday, bringing its total funding to $75 million. David Goldhill, CEO of the New York City-based startup, said the company is “an Expedia for medical care” because patients can buy the care they want directly online, without the middleman of an insurance company.

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Sesame adds online pharmacy to cash-pay marketplace https://medcitynews.com/2021/08/sesame-adds-online-pharmacy-to-cash-pay-marketplace/ https://medcitynews.com/2021/08/sesame-adds-online-pharmacy-to-cash-pay-marketplace/#respond Tue, 31 Aug 2021 11:00:26 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=547364

The startup, where patients access cash-pay telehealth and in-person visits, recently added prescription delivery through Truepill. It’s offering a list of generic medications for $5. 

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Startup building cash-pay marketplace for healthcare raises $24M https://medcitynews.com/2021/04/startup-building-cash-pay-marketplace-for-healthcare-raises-24m/ https://medcitynews.com/2021/04/startup-building-cash-pay-marketplace-for-healthcare-raises-24m/#respond Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:55:45 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=527945

Sesame, a startup building a cash-pay marketplace for healthcare, raised $24 million. The sudden adoption of telehealth by the broader public led the startup to grow faster than expected. 

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