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CVS Says 250,000 Covid-19 Vaccine Doses To Become Available In 11 States Next Week
CVS Health will begin to offer Covid-19 vaccinations at pharmacies in 11 states effective Feb. 11 based on state eligibility rules.
Anthem To Buy Puerto Rico Medicare And Medicaid Plans
Anthem said it is buying Medicaid and Medicare Advantage health pans in Puerto Rico for an undisclosed sum from InnovaCare Health.
Abbott Profits Rise As Covid-19 Diagnostic Sales Eclipse 400 Million Tests
Demand for Abbott’s portfolio of tests for Covid-19 surged in the fourth quarter as the company delivered more than 300 million such diagnostics in the fourth quarter alone and 400 million since the pandemic began in early 2020.
Anthem Blue Cross Profits Fall As Pandemic Medical Costs Rise
Health insurer Anthem’s profits fell 41% in the fourth quarter of last year as Americans returned to get healthcare services they had put off earlier in the year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Poll: Half Of U.S. Wants Covid-19 Vaccine ‘As Soon As Possible’
Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy is quickly disappearing in the U. S. with half of Americans wanting to get vaccinated “as soon as possible,” according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll.
Walgreens Taps Starbucks COO As New Chief Executive
Walgreens Boots Alliance named Starbucks Corp. operating chief Rosalind Brewer as its next chief executive officer, replacing Stefano Pessina.
CVS And Walgreens Hit First-Dose Goal To Vaccinate 3 Million Nursing Home Elderly
CVS Health and Walgreens say they have met a deadline to deliver the first round of Covid-19 vaccine dosages to long-term care facilities, administering three million vaccinations to elderly and vulnerable Americans.
Poll: Americans See Biden Improving Vaccine Rollout
About half of Americans believe distribution of vaccines against Covid-19 will improve under a Joe Biden White House after what they saw as a “poor” to “fair” job by the departing Donald Trump administration, according to a new analysis.
UnitedHealth’s 900,000 New Medicare Advantage Members Also A Good Sign For Rivals
The addition of 900,000 new Medicare Advantage enrollees to UnitedHealth Group’s health insurance business are a good sign for rivals in the business of administering benefits for seniors in 2021 and beyond.
UnitedHealth Group Profits Tumble As Covid-19 Medical Costs Rise
UnitedHealth Group profits fell nearly 40% in the fourth quarter of last year as Americans returned to the doctor’s office to get medical treatment put off by the Covid-19 pandemic.
