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Walmart, CVS and Rite Aid Yank Recalled J&J Baby Powder Off Shelves
Oct 28 2019 // Three major U.S. retailers, including Walmart, are removing all 22-ounce bottles of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder from their stores, following the healthcare conglomerate’s recall last week of some...
UPS Drone Service to Deliver CVS Health Prescriptions to Homes
Oct 22 2019 // United Parcel Service Inc.’s new Flight Forward drone unit will soon start home prescription delivery from CVS Health Corp. The service, which will debut in one or two U.S. cities in the coming weeks, shows how the...
How Pharmacies Are Resisting Amazon’s Attempt to Corner Their Business
Sep 19 2019 // Getting into the pharmacy business was easy for Amazon.com: It paid $753 million to buy the mail-order startup PillPack. The hard part has been prying patients away from their local drugstore. Since being acquired by the...
Judge Nixes Antitrust Concerns, Allows CVS Purchase of Aetna
Sep 5 2019 // A federal judge reviewing a Justice Department decision to allow U.S. pharmacy chain and benefits manager CVS Health Corp. to merge with health insurer Aetna said on Wednesday that the agreement was in fact legal under...
CVS to Expand Medical Services to 1,500 Stores
Jun 5 2019 // CVS Health Corp. said it would offer expanded health services such as nutrition counseling and blood pressure screenings in 1,500 stores by the end of 2021, following through on plans announced during the pharmacy...
States, Congress Questioning Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ Role in Drug Prices
Apr 11 2019 // Several states are probing pharmacy-benefit managers’ business practices in government-sponsored health programs, adding to the scrutiny the middlemen face in Washington for their role in the cost of drugs. At least...
Senators Seek Probe of Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ Pricing Practice
Apr 9 2019 // Two U.S. senators have asked the inspector general of the Health and Human Services Department to investigate a practice by pharmacy-benefit managers known as spread pricing, as part of a wider inquiry by lawmakers into...
U.S. Asks Court to Approve CVS-Aetna Merger
Feb 26 2019 // The U.S. Justice Department formally asked a judge on Monday to approve its deal to allow CVS Health Corp. to merge with insurer Aetna. Judge Richard Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia scolded the...
Reimagining Health Care After CVS Takeover of Aetna: Viewpoint
Dec 28 2018 // CVS Health Corp. CEO Larry Merlo is a 28-year veteran of the company who helped lead its transformation from a regional drugstore chain into a pharmacy giant. Now, after guiding CVS through its $69 billion acquisition of...
Judge Questions Government’s Approval of CVS Acquisition of Aetna
Dec 5 2018 // QQA federal judge who has been asked to sign off on the U.S. government’s decision to approve CVS Health Corp.’s acquisition of insurer Aetna Inc. said Tuesday he was “less convinced” than the...
CVS Says It Closed on Deal to Buy Aetna But Judge Balks
Nov 30 2018 // In an unusual move on Thursday, a federal judge raised the prospect of not approving CVS Health Corp.’s deal to buy insurer Aetna Inc., which closed earlier this week, during a routine portion of the legal...
CVS Acquisition of Aetna Expected to Close After Thanksgiving
Nov 20 2018 // CVS Health Corp. said on Tuesday that it expects to close its $69 billion purchase of health insurer Aetna Inc. after the Thanksgiving holiday. The pharmacy chain and benefits manager had previously expected the...
New York Is Considering Blocking Parts of $68B CVS, Aetna Merger
Oct 19 2018 // New York state officials are considering blocking parts of the $68 billion merger of drugstore store chain CVS Health Corp. and Aetna Inc., jeopardizing billions of dollars in insurance premiums for Aetna. CVS and Aetna...
U.S. Clears Way for CVS Acquisition of Aetna That Promises Consumer Cost Savings
Oct 11 2018 // Pharmacy chain CVS Health Corp. won U.S. antitrust approval for its $69 billion acquisition of health insurer Aetna Inc., the Justice Department said on Wednesday, paving the way for a combination with potential to cut...
CVS Pledges Aetna Will Remain in Hartford for at Least 10 Years
Oct 5 2018 // Connecticut officials have received official assurances that CVS Health Corp. will keep Aetna Inc. in Hartford for at least the next decade. The pledge is included in a commitment letter CVS delivered Wednesday to the...
Cigna Says Express Scripts Acquisition Passes Antitrust Review
Sep 17 2018 // Health insurer Cigna Corp.’s $52 billion acquisition of pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts Holding Co. has passed U.S. antitrust scrutiny, the companies said on Monday, allowing them to proceed with a...
American Medical Association Claims CVS-Aetna Merger Will Hike Drug Prices
Aug 9 2018 // The American Medical Association, which represents U.S. physicians, urged the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday to stop CVS Health Corp.’s plan to buy insurance provider Aetna Inc., saying the deal could result in...
Some Big Employers Moving Away from High Deductible Health Plans
Jun 26 2018 // When Carla Jordan and her husband were hit with a cascade of serious medical issues, she knew that at least her family had health insurance through her job. What she didn’t realize was that even with that coverage, a...
How Insurer and Benefit Manager Mergers Squeeze Out Smaller Pharmacies
Mar 12 2018 // Over 20 years, Brian Komoto built a thriving pharmacy in California’s Central Valley. Each day, his nurses would travel the vast agricultural region’s roads to help hepatitis C patients take a grueling regimen...
Cigna’s Proposed Acquisition of Express Scripts Faces Antitrust Review
Mar 9 2018 // Cigna Corp.’s proposed deal for Express Scripts Holding Co. faces a drawn-out merger review as the Trump administration’s antitrust enforcers weigh the competitive effects of a wave of consolidation sweeping...
