One Medical Offers Free COVID-19 Virtual Care and Testing Services to the General Public
“We want to extend our services to an even broader population, as we believe One Medical’s model of digital health combined with mobile testing and primary care can help communities control the spread of COVID-19 and return people back to work, school, and play,” said One Medical Chair & CEO,
Anyone located in a One Medical metropolitan area with coronavirus concerns can sign up for access to these virtual care and testing services by using promo code: GETCARE30 on One Medical’s website. Once enrolled, a patient will download the One Medical app and tap “COVID-19 Symptoms?” to share information about symptoms with a provider. The One Medical clinical team will get in touch with guidance on next steps, which may be a video chat, or booking a testing appointment.
One Medical began COVID-19 specimen collections in early March. With the progression of COVID-19 across the nation and a need for further testing services, One Medical has introduced multiple outdoor test sites across the country. Priority scheduling for testing appointments will be provided to essential workers, vulnerable populations, and existing One Medical members, but now with increased capacity, the company is extending testing access to the general population with testing services every day, across all test site markets.
“In some regards, America has been ‘flying blind’ in our response to COVID-19 due to limited testing of the population,” said Chief Medical Officer,
One Medical is currently operating over a dozen test sites nationwide, which are located in
As part of this 30-day offering, the general public will have access to many of One Medical’s premier membership benefits including on-demand virtual care features such as the COVID-19 assessment tool, Treat Me Now, and Video Chat. Regular in-office visits and scheduled Remote Visits, which are billed similarly, are excluded from this offering. One Medical will not auto-enroll or bill a membership fee at the end of the 30-day period.
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