The warehouse retailer is now offering its US members access to prescriptions for GLP-1 weight loss drugs through its low-cost health care partner Sesame.
Costco first partnered with Sesame, a direct-to-consumer health care marketplace that connects medical providers nationwide with consumers, last fall when it began offering its members online health checkups for as low as $29.
“The number one search term of Costco members seeking primary care on Sesame was around weight loss,” Goldhill said in an interview with USA Today.
JPMorgan researchers estimate that 30 million people may be taking GLP-1 drugs by 2030, or around 9% of the US population.
It also made a $100 million-plus deal to buy Sequence, a telehealth business that can offer virtual prescriptions, where appropriate, to patients for these weight loss drugs.
Persons:
Sesame, David Goldhill, ” Goldhill, WeightWatchers
Organizations:
New, New York CNN, Costco, USA, CNN, JPMorgan
Locations:
New York