Tag: CVS

March 23, 2020

Drugstore giant CVS Health will hire 50,000 full and part-time workers and award bonuses for certain employees working to meet “unprecedented” need as the U.S. grapples with the outbreak of the Coronavirus strain Covid-19. Calling it the “most ambitious hiring […]

March 5, 2020

Ride share giants Uber and Lyft are rolling out an array of new products and services as medical care providers and health insurers look to improve health outcomes and increase patient satisfaction by addressing social determinants of health. On Thursday, […]

January 24, 2020

Pharmaceutical distribution vary from country to country, but all of them are subject factors that make genuine competition in the sale of prescription drugs a complex matter. The need to verify that the patient requesting a given medicine has obtained […]

November 6, 2019

CVS Health will close 22 “underperforming” drugstores early next year in addition to the 46 stores it shuttered earlier this year, the company said Wednesday in a regulatory filing. The locations weren’t disclosed. The company recorded a $96 million impairment […]

January 15, 2019

Walmart pharmacies are expected to leave the drugstore networks offered by CVS because of an ongoing pricing dispute. Anyone with CVS-administered drug benefits and Medicaid enrollees with CVS drug coverage will be affected if the split happens, CVS said Tuesday. […]

June 29, 2018

Amazon’s plan to buy PillPack, an online pharmacy startup, will disrupt the status quo for traditional consumer-facing approaches for selling prescription drugs and medical supplies. PillPack’s pharmacy services and IT expertise, melded with Amazon’s retailing reach and domination, will inject […]

February 8, 2016

CVS has been a dominate force in the retail pharmacy market for some time—but could the popular retail chain become the next major player in the digital health movement? According to its Chief Digital Officer Brian Tilzer, it’s getting there. […]

June 19, 2015

CVS Health has announced the official opening of its Digital Innovation Lab in Boston, with the aim to develop digital services and personalized capabilities that offer an accessible and integrated personal pharmacy and health experience. According to CVS officials, primary […]