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CVS Health bulks its board up to 16 members, adds hedge fund CEO
1 month ago

CVS Health bulks its board up to 16 members, adds hedge fund CEO

Associated Press  

CVS Health has added four new board members, including the CEO of a hedge fund that has been critical of the struggling health care giant. The company also will add H2 Health Chairman and CEO Guy Sansone, OneMain Holdings Chairman Doug Shulman and Leslie Norwalk, a former acting administrator with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The additional board …

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CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch steps down as national chain struggles to right its path
2 months ago

CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch steps down as national chain struggles to right its path

LA Times  

Karen Lynch has been replaced as chief executive officer of CVS Health. CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch has stepped down with company shares sinking 19% this year and the healthcare giant struggling on several fronts. Lynch will be replaced by veteran CVS Health executive David Joyner, who will attempt to steer the company through rising costs to its health insurance …

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CVS Health cuts its 2024 forecast a third time, dragged down by health insurance struggles
4 months, 2 weeks ago

CVS Health cuts its 2024 forecast a third time, dragged down by health insurance struggles

Associated Press  

CVS Health chopped its 2024 forecast for a third time this year and changed the leadership of its health insurance business where it continues to struggle with rising costs. Rising claims from the company’s Medicare Advantage coverage have hurt CVS Health for much of this year and contributed to repeated trimmings of its outlook for 2024. Adjusted operating income, which …

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Drugstores tinker with new looks as their usual way of doing business faces challenges
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Drugstores tinker with new looks as their usual way of doing business faces challenges

Associated Press  

America’s drugstores are testing smaller locations and more ways to offer care as price-sensitive shoppers look elsewhere. “Everyone looks at health care and says, ‘Oh yeah, it’s a market that’s ripe for disruption,’” said Neil Saunders, managing director of consulting and data analysis firm GlobalData. “But it isn’t easy to disrupt.” Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth said recently that his company …

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CVS Health chops 2024 forecast as cost struggles with Medicare Advantage persist
7 months, 3 weeks ago

CVS Health chops 2024 forecast as cost struggles with Medicare Advantage persist

Associated Press  

CVS Health missed first-quarter expectations and chopped its 2024 outlook more than a dollar below Wall Street’s forecast. Shares of the health care giant plunged Wednesday after the company said it was still struggling with rising costs from care use in its Medicare Advantage business. CVS Health had already scaled back 2024 expectations earlier this year as it worked to …

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CVS and Walgreens plan to start dispensing abortion pill mifepristone soon
9 months, 3 weeks ago

CVS and Walgreens plan to start dispensing abortion pill mifepristone soon

Associated Press  

The drugstore chains CVS Health and Walgreens plan to start dispensing an abortion pill in a few states within weeks. CVS Health will start filling prescriptions for mifepristone in Rhode Island and neighboring Massachusetts “in the weeks ahead,” spokeswoman Amy Thibault said Friday. He said the company was starting in “in select locations to allow us to ensure quality, safety …

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CVS and Walgreens plan to start dispensing abortion pill mifepristone soon
9 months, 3 weeks ago

CVS and Walgreens plan to start dispensing abortion pill mifepristone soon

LA Times  

Drugstore chains CVS Health and Walgreens plan to start dispensing mifepristone in a few states. The drugstore chains CVS Health and Walgreens plan to start dispensing an abortion pill in a few states within weeks. CVS Health will start filling prescriptions for mifepristone in Rhode Island and neighboring Massachusetts “in the weeks ahead,” spokeswoman Amy Thibault said Friday. He said …

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CVS Health grows more cautious about 2024 as it deals with rising Medicare Advantage costs
10 months, 2 weeks ago

CVS Health grows more cautious about 2024 as it deals with rising Medicare Advantage costs

Associated Press  

Busy Medicare Advantage businesses have CVS Health and other insurance providers spooked about the new year. The health care giant said Wednesday that it was scaling back already cautious expectations for 2024 as it tries to understand why costs keep rising from the privately run version of the government’s Medicare program. CVS Health said Wednesday those costs were coming from …

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CVS Health books strong 3Q but the health care giant preaches caution on next year
1 year, 1 month ago

CVS Health books strong 3Q but the health care giant preaches caution on next year

Associated Press  

CVS Health beat third-quarter forecasts thanks partially to its growing pharmacy benefits management side, but the health care giant is cautious about next year. Cowhey said CVS Health should see growth from its core business in 2024 and reap savings from a previously announced cost-cutting program. CVS Health turned a $2.26 billion profit after reporting a loss of more than …

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Pharmacists prescribe another round of US protests to highlight working conditions
1 year, 1 month ago

Pharmacists prescribe another round of US protests to highlight working conditions

Associated Press  

Drugstore workers around the country started calling in sick Monday to highlight a lack of support from their employers, protest organizers said. She said organizers estimate that “at least hundreds” of pharmacists and technicians — mostly for Walgreens and other big retailers like CVS Health — were involved. Walgreens spokesman Fraser Engerman said Monday afternoon that the company had to …

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CVS Health pulls some cough-and-cold treatments with ingredient deemed ineffective by doctors
1 year, 2 months ago

CVS Health pulls some cough-and-cold treatments with ingredient deemed ineffective by doctors

Associated Press  

CVS Health is pulling from its shelves some cough-and-cold treatments that contain an ingredient that has been deemed ineffective by doctors and researchers. CVS also said it will still sell “many other oral cough and cold products to meet consumer needs.” A company spokeswoman declined to elaborate on how many products will be removed when contacted by The Associated Press …

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CVS Health turns in better-than-expected 2Q even as pharmacy pricing, increased care use hurt
1 year, 4 months ago

CVS Health turns in better-than-expected 2Q even as pharmacy pricing, increased care use hurt

Associated Press  

CVS Health topped second-quarter expectations, but the health care giant’s profit sank as pricing pressure hurt its drugstores and a jump in care use hit the insurance side. CVS Health runs prescription drug plans through one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefits managers. In the second quarter, growth from the CVS Health’s largest business, pharmacy benefits management, softened hits from …

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CVS beats Q1 expectations, cuts outlook after buying spree
1 year, 7 months ago

CVS beats Q1 expectations, cuts outlook after buying spree

Associated Press  

CVS Health turned in a better-than-expected first quarter as revenue grew from all parts of its business. The forecast cut on Wednesday came a day after CVS Health said it completed a roughly $10.6 billion acquisition of primary care provider Oak Street Health that it had just announced in February. After closing the deals, CVS Health said Wednesday that it …

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Primary care a hot target; CVS spends $10.6B on Oak Street
1 year, 10 months ago

Primary care a hot target; CVS spends $10.6B on Oak Street

Associated Press  

Big money is pouring into primary care clinics as the nation’s health care giants hunt for ways to cut costs by keeping people healthy. CVS Health said Wednesday that it will spend about $10.6 billion to buy Oak Street Health, which runs clinics that specialize in treating Medicare Advantage patients. Oak Street CEO Michael Pykosz has said that a lot …

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CVS Health tops forecasts, reserves billions for settlement
2 years, 1 month ago

CVS Health tops forecasts, reserves billions for settlement

Associated Press  

CVS Health booked a third-quarter loss of more than $3 billion after setting aside money for a potential opioid litigation deal but still beat expectations and raised its 2022 forecast. CVS Health also recorded a $2.5 billion loss in the quarter on assets held for sale to write down the company’s struggling Omnicare long-term care business. CVS Health also saw …

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If You Have These Oral Problems, You Probably Need To Floss More
2 years, 2 months ago

If You Have These Oral Problems, You Probably Need To Floss More

Huff Post  

HUIZENG HU via Getty Images If you're not flossing enough or are flossing improperly, it may contribute to a handful of dental issues. Here are seven problems you may experience if you don’t floss, according to dentists: Bleeding Gums If you’re brushing your teeth and you notice that your gums are bleeding, that could indicate that you’re not flossing enough. …

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CVS Health moves closer to home care with $8B Signify deal
2 years, 3 months ago

CVS Health moves closer to home care with $8B Signify deal

Associated Press  

CVS Health will pay about $8 billion to expand into home care, a practice that could cut costs and keep patients happy, provided they get the help they need. The health care giant is buying Signify Health, a technology company that sends doctors or other care providers to patient homes to assess how they are doing and what help they …

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Growing prescriptions help push CVS past Q2 expectations
2 years, 4 months ago

Growing prescriptions help push CVS past Q2 expectations

The Independent  

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Amazon, Rite Aid cap purchase of emergency contraceptives
2 years, 5 months ago

Amazon, Rite Aid cap purchase of emergency contraceptives

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amazon is limiting how many emergency contraceptives consumers can buy, joining other retailers who put in place similar caps following the Supreme Court decision overruling Roe v. Wade. A similar policy went into effect Monday at the drugstore chain Rite Aid, which has limited the purchase of Plan B pills to three units per customer due to …

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COVID-19 vaccines, prescriptions fuel strong quarter at CVS
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 vaccines, prescriptions fuel strong quarter at CVS

Associated Press  

COVID-19 vaccines and the return of customers to stores helped push CVS Health well past fourth-quarter earnings expectations. The pandemic’s impact was clear in the recently concluded fourth quarter, which saw CVS Health’s profit jump 34% to $1.31 billion compared with the final quarter of 2020. The largest revenue generator for CVS, the pharmacy benefit management business, processed more pharmacy …

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US drugstores squeezed by vaccine demand, staff shortages
3 years ago

US drugstores squeezed by vaccine demand, staff shortages

Associated Press  

A rush of vaccine-seeking customers and staff shortages are squeezing drugstores around the U.S., leading to frazzled workers and temporary pharmacy closures. “There’s crazy increased demand on pharmacies right now,” said Theresa Tolle, an independent pharmacist who has seen COVID-19 vaccine demand quadruple since the summer at her Sebastian, Florida, store. Burns said many pharmacies already had relatively thin staffing …

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Facebook Inc.: A look at other corporate rebranding efforts
3 years, 1 month ago

Facebook Inc.: A look at other corporate rebranding efforts

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Facebook Inc. announced Thursday that it is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., joining a long list of companies that have tried to rebrand themselves over the years. The name of the Facebook app itself won’t change, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the broader company will focus on the “metaverse,” a virtual computer-generated space where people …

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Sunscreen recall: What the finding of a cancer-causing chemical in Neutrogena and Aveeno sprays means for you
3 years, 5 months ago

Sunscreen recall: What the finding of a cancer-causing chemical in Neutrogena and Aveeno sprays means for you

CNN  

CNN — The burning heat of summer has us all reaching for sunscreens. All batches, or lots, of these four Neutrogena spray sunscreens and one Aveeno spray were voluntarily recalled this week by parent company Johnson & Johnson “out of an abundance of caution”: Neutrogena® Beach Defense® aerosol Neutrogena® Cool Dry Sport aerosol Neutrogena® Invisible Daily™ defense aerosol Neutrogena® Ultra …

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After an 11% profit spike, CVS outlook for 2021 grows rosy
3 years, 7 months ago

After an 11% profit spike, CVS outlook for 2021 grows rosy

Associated Press  

CVS Health hiked its 2021 forecast and beat Wall Street’s first-quarter expectations as a growing insurance business offset hits the health care giant took from a weak cold and flu season. CVS Health said Tuesday that it also delivered more than 23 million COVID-19 tests and 17 million vaccine doses through April, which helped its drugstore business. A weak cough, …

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