As the cost of US healthcare continues to rise, the idea is to offer basic healthcare at affordable rates.
, which it said will be one of its key growth areas.
The idea of the Sam's Club bundles is to bring those who are uninsured, underinsured, or exposed to high healthcare costs because of a high-deductible health plan"the complete set of services that are needed for someone to have high-quality, basic primary care," 98point6 cofounder and CEO Robbie Cape told Business Insider.
"So it's really meant to be this sort of comprehensive front line of care to get people more engaged in their health," he said.As part of the new pilot, Sam's Club also partnered with Humana to give members access to the health insurer's network of dental providers.
As tech begins to make an impact on the healthcare industry, facilitating virtual doctors visits and more, the
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