Editing WebMD (section)

== History ==
WebMD is best known as a health information services [[website]], which publishes content regarding health and health care topics, including a symptom checklist, pharmacy information, drugs information, and blogs of physicians with specific topics, and provides a place to store personal medical information.<ref name=":0" /> [[URAC]], the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission, has accredited WebMD's operations continuously since 2001 regarding everything from proper disclosures and health content to security and privacy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.urac.org/directory/CompanyView.aspx?cid=C8700007DBE&aid=3367&Type=Accreditnet |title=WebMD Health Services Group, Inc. |access-date=July 11, 2015 |archive-date=January 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109031148/https://www.urac.org/directory/CompanyView.aspx?cid=C8700007DBE&aid=3367&Type=Accreditnet |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The company reported $705 million in revenue for the year 2016.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/24/business/dealbook/kkr-webmd-natures-bounty.html |title=K.K.R. to Buy WebMD and Take Majority Stake in Nature's Bounty |last=Bray |first=Chad |date=2017-07-24 |work=The New York Times |access-date=2017-10-20 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=October 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020140601/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/24/business/dealbook/kkr-webmd-natures-bounty.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017, [[Internet Brands]], a company owned by private-equity firm [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts]] (KKR) agreed to purchase WebMD Health Corporation for approximately $2.8 billion.<ref name=":1" />

In May 2021, WebMD acquired the print magazine and website for patients with [[ADHD]] and parents of children with ADHD, [[ADDitude]].<ref>{{cite web|title=WebMD M&A deepens its informational resources about ADHD|url=https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/webmd-ma-deepens-its-informational-resources-about-adhd|access-date=2023-02-26|date=2021-05-21|website=MobiHealthNews|archive-date=January 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102233952/https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/webmd-ma-deepens-its-informational-resources-about-adhd|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2022, WebMD acquired the leading French medical news site Jim.fr.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim.fr, a French source of medical news and information, is acquired by WebMD |url=https://insiderapps.com/news/jimfr-french-source-medical-news-and-information-acquired-webmd |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Insider Apps |archive-date=August 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823164036/https://insiderapps.com/news/jimfr-french-source-medical-news-and-information-acquired-webmd |url-status=live }}</ref>