Inside Big Pharma’s Stealth War on Drug Price Watchdog: Reuters Special Report September 11, 2020 By Caroline Humer As evidence grew this spring that the drug remdesivir was helping COVID-19 patients, some Wall Street investors bet on analysts’...
COVID-19 Signals Billions in Long-Term Healthcare Costs Ahead August 3, 2020 By Emilio Parodi, Nick Brown and Caroline Humer Late in March, Laura Gross, 72, was recovering from gall bladder surgery in her Fort Lee, New Jersey, home when...
Risk of Airborne Coronavirus Adds to Challenge of Making Workspaces Safe July 20, 2020 By Caroline Humer U.S. companies are raising new questions about how they can make workplaces safe after the world’s top public health agency...
U.S. Employers Shying Away From Using Coronavirus ‘Immunity’ Tests in Reopening May 19, 2020 By Caroline Humer and Timothy Aeppel U.S. employers have cooled to the idea of testing workers for possible immunity to the coronavirus as they prepare to...
Blues Health Insurers Back Venture to Lower Generic Drug Prices January 27, 2020 By Caroline Humer A group of Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers is investing $55 million in a venture that aims to offer cheaper...
CVS to Expand Medical Services to 1,500 Stores June 5, 2019 By Caroline Humer CVS Health Corp. said it would offer expanded health services such as nutrition counseling and blood pressure screenings in 1,500...
U.S. to Require Drug Companies to Disclose List Prices in TV Ads May 9, 2019 By Caroline Humer and Michael Erman The Trump administration on Wednesday said it will require drug makers to disclose the list price of prescription drugs in...
U.S. Clears Way for CVS Acquisition of Aetna That Promises Consumer Cost Savings October 11, 2018 By Diane Bartz and Caroline Humer Pharmacy chain CVS Health Corp. won U.S. antitrust approval for its $69 billion acquisition of health insurer Aetna Inc., the...
Cigna Says Express Scripts Acquisition Passes Antitrust Review September 17, 2018 By Caroline Humer Health insurer Cigna Corp.’s $52 billion acquisition of pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts Holding Co. has passed U.S. antitrust scrutiny,...
Express Scripts, Cigna Shareholders Vote in Favor of $52 Billion Acquisition August 27, 2018 By Caroline Humer and Ankur Banerjee Cigna Corp. shareholders on Friday voted in favor of the health insurer’s proposed $52 billion acquisition of pharmacy benefit manager...