Category: NYSE:CVS

Antitrust Battle Next For Cigna After Shareholders Approve Express Scripts Deal

Antitrust battle is next for Cigna after its shareholders Friday approved of its merger with Express Scripts.

CVS, Walgreens Stress Face-To-Face Care Amazon Doesn’t Yet Have

Walgreens and CVS Health are stressing their face-to-face connections to patients as Amazon enters the healthcare business.

Walgreens Expands VA Partnership To Coordinate Veterans’ Prescriptions

Walgreens and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are partnering to better coordinate the medication histories of the nation’s veterans.

Amazon’s Clinics Join U.S. Employer Push Into Worksite Healthcare

Amazon’s worksite health clinics join one-third of large U.S. employers already offering a medical clinic to their employees, Mercer data shows.

How Retail Mental Health Could Be Medicine’s Next Frontier

Retail mental health clinics and urgent care centers are beginning to emerge across the U.S.

Ample Partners For Rite Aid After End To Albertsons Deal

Rite Aid has ample opportunities to partner with health insurers and grow its EnvisionRx PBM into new Medicare Part D markets following the decision to end its merger with Albertsons.

CVS-Aetna Deal Nears Antitrust OK As Drug Plan Divestitures Loom

CVS Health executives appear confident the acquisition of Aetna will survive antitrust scrutiny though there may be divestitures where the two sell overlapping Medicare drug coverage.

Rite Aid And Albertsons Abort Merger On Eve Of Shareholders Vote

Rite Aid and Albertsons are terminating their merger agreement, the companies disclosed Wednesday night.

Amid Scrutiny, CVS Says Its PBM Retains Just 2% Of Drug Rebates

CVS Health said its retained share of rebates negotiated with drug makers this year comes to 2%, which translates to $300 million or 3% of the company’s annual earnings per share.

CVS MinuteClinic Launches Video Doctor Visits Via Teladoc Platform

CVS Health’s MinuteClinic is launching a new “virtual health care offering” to allow patients round-the-clock treatment for minor illnesses, injuries and conditions from their mobile devices.