House Democrats to drug stores: Stop selling cigarettes
Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are urging chain drug stores to stop selling tobacco products in line with a decision by CVS Caremark.Twelve Democrats made the push Tuesday in a...
View ArticleCVS investigating breach of online photo site
Convenience-store giant CVS has shut down its online photo center after a possible security breach may have exposed credit card data.“As a precaution, as our investigation is underway we are...
View ArticleCVS: 95M fewer packs sold since cigarette ban
CVS says its decision a year ago to stop selling tobacco products has helped reduce overall cigarette purchases by 95 million packs in states where it has stores.CVS Health Research Institute conducted...
View ArticleCVS in talks to buy Aetna for $66 billion: report
CVS Health Corp. is in talks to buy health insurance giant Aetna, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.CVS is reportedly offering to purchase Aetna in a deal that could value the health insurer at...
View ArticleCVS to offer discount to the uninsured for anti-overdose drug
CVS Health will offer a discount on the anti-overdose drug Narcan to uninsured customers, the company announced Thursday.CVS will apply a manufacturer’s coupon for Narcan nasal spray for patients...
View ArticleBenefits of CVS/Aetna merger far outweigh the costs
Big is bad, in the view of many, and bigger is badder. In the context of many proposed business mergers, that stance makes far less sense than commonly assumed, and it is likely to lead to adverse...
View ArticleCVS fined for filling fake Percocet prescriptions
CVS is agreeing to pay $535,000 to settle allegations the pharmacy chain filled prescriptions for Percocet, a powerful painkiller, that its pharmacists should have recognized were forgeries.The fine...
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