Bruce Japsen, Contributor

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Amazon May Push Walgreens To Expand UnitedHealth And LabCorp Deals

Walgreens Boots Alliance may expand relationships with UnitedHealth Group’s MedExpress urgent care unit and the diagnostic test firm LabCorp if investors have their way.

PillPack Aside, Amazon’s Far From Catching CVS And Walgreens

Amazon may need more deals beyond the online pharmacy PillPack to catch CVS Health, Walgreens Boots Alliance and Walmart to compete in the U.S. prescription business.

PillPack Aside, Amazon’s Far From Catching CVS And Walgreens

Amazon may need more deals beyond the online pharmacy PillPack to catch CVS Health, Walgreens Boots Alliance and Walmart to compete in the U.S. prescription business.

Trump’s Medicaid Work Rules Were Adding To Costs Even Before A Judge Blocked Them

The Trump administration’s effort to require Medicaid patients to work has already been adding to costs from a new layer of administrative bureaucracy that began even before a federal judge ruled against them.

Judge Deals Blow To Trump’s Medicaid Work Requirements

A federal judge dealt a blow to the Trump administration’s effort to require poor Americans covered by Medicaid health insurance to work.

Walgreens CEO: ‘We’re Not Worried’ About Amazon’s PillPack Deal

Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Stefano Pessina said the retail pharmacy giant wasn’t worried about Amazon’s purchase of online pharmacy PillPack.

It’s Official: Amazon Enters Pharmacy Business With PillPack Acquisition

Amazon said it will buy the small online pharmacy PillPack in a move that could shake up the U.S. pharmacy market.

A Big Investor Opposes Rite Aid’s Albertsons Deal Amid Flat Pharmacy Growth

Rite Aid reported flat first quarter sales on the same day investor Highfields Capital opposed the drugstore chain’s merger with grocer Albertsons.

Amid Opposition, Rite Aid Issues Plea To Vote For Albertsons Deal

Rite Aid management issued an unusual plea for shareholders to vote in favor of its merger with Albertsons amid opposition by some investors who’ve been trying to derail the deal.

As Numbers Swell, Nurse Practitioners Launch National Campaign

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners is launching a $2 million education and public awareness campaign as numbers of NPs swell to a quarter million.