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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL reported that CVS Health Corp. is in talks to buy Aetna Inc. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO /MICHAEL NAGLE

CVS-Aetna deal could mean end of era in how drugs are...

Health Services 10/30/2017

NEW YORK - If Aetna Inc. is eventually swallowed by CVS Health Corp., an important part of the health care business will be changed...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL reported that CVS Health Corp. is in talks to buy Aetna Inc. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DAVID PAUL MORRIS

Opinion: A CVS-Aetna deal makes some sense but could be a...

Health Services 10/27/2017

NEW YORK - Health care consolidation may get a whole new look. CVS Health Corp. is reportedly considering a blockbuster buyout of health insurer Aetna...

ANTHEM INC. announced that it will start its own pharmacy benefit manager, Ingenio Rx. Anthem also announced a deal with CVS Health Corp. to support the new PBM after its current deal with Express Scripts Holding Co. expires. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL NAGLE

Anthem breaks with Express Scripts, strikes deal with CVS

Capital Goods 10/18/2017

NEW YORK - Anthem Inc. said it will set up its own pharmacy benefits management unit, signaling a final break with Express Scripts Holding...

Amazon.com Inc. is poised to enter the business of selling prescription drugs by 2019 according to analysts. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DAVID PAUL MORRIS

Amazon looms over drugstores as analysts see market entry

Capital Goods 10/06/2017

NEW YORK - Amazon.com Inc. is almost certain to enter the business of selling prescription drugs by 2019, said two analysts at Leerink Partners,...

CVS HEALTH CORP. PRESIDENT AND CEO Larry J. Merlo has vaulted the first hurdle in makiing the proposed CVS Health-Aetna merge a reality, as shareholders of both companies voted to approve the combination Tuesday. / COURTESY CVS HEALTH

CVS announces expansion of efforts to combat opioid abuse

Health Services 09/21/2017

WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. announced an expansion of its efforts to combat national opioid abuse Thursday. The company said it will expand its CVS...

CVS HEALTH CORP. has announced a new line of automated vending machines stocked with healthy snacks and over-the-counter health products such as bandages, vitamins and supplements, and toothbrushes. / COURTESY CVS HEALTH CORP.

CVS introduces health-product vending machines

Health Services 09/20/2017

WOONSOCKET – CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health Corp., announced the launch this month of 25 automated vending machines stocked with health...

Mentally challenged adults need jobs too

Editorials 09/15/2017

In the past year the state has made strides helping residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities find appropriate jobs. That’s good news, though the...

THE RHODE ISLAND Community Food Bank, a member of the nationwide network of food banks called Feeding America, suggests monetary donations are the best way Rhode Islanders can assist those in need in Texas following Hurricane Harvey. Above, Rhode Island Community Food Bank CEO Andrew Schiff helps volunteer Yve Capella stock the shelves at The Olneyville Food Center in Providence. /PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Rhode Islanders come to aid of Hurricane Harvey victims

Nonprofit 09/08/2017

PROVIDENCE – In the wake of what some are calling a storm for the ages, Rhode Islanders are banding together to aid those who...

CVS HEALTH CORP. IS BEING SUED over its co-pay pricing. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DAVID PAUL MORRIS

CVS Health is sued over `clawbacks’ of prescription copays

Capital Goods 08/09/2017

PROVIDENCE - CVS Health Corp. was sued by a California woman who accused the drugstore operator of charging customers copayments for certain prescription drugs...