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CVS HEALTH CORP. reported a $1.9 billion profit in the second quarter, exceeding expectations. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/CHRISTOPHER LEE

CVS posts $1.9B profit in Q2 with Aetna profit boost

Health Services 08/07/2019

WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. reported net income of $1.9 billion, or $1.49 per diluted share, in the second quarter, a turnaround from a...

CVS AND WALMART have reached a deal in which Walmart will allow its stores to continue to participate in CVS’s pharmacy networks to provide prescription drugs to patients through commercial and managed Medicaid programs. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL NAGLE

Walmart, CVS resolve public spat over prescription-drug pricing

Health Services 01/18/2019

NEW YORK - CVS Health Corp. shares climbed after the resolution of a disagreement over pricing that led Walmart Inc. to cut some ties...

AMAZON.COM has agreed to purchase Boston-based PillPack, allowing the online retail giant to enter the pharmacy business directly. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DAVID PAUL MORRIS

Amazon makes big foray into health care with PillPack purchase and...

Health Services 06/28/2018

NEW YORK – Amazon.com Inc. has agreed to buy the online pharmacy startup PillPack, jumping into the health care business with a deal that will...

CVS ANNOUNCED a new tool for its retail pharmacists to help patients save money on prescription drugs. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL NAGLE

CVS announces program aimed at lowering prescription drugs costs

Health Services 04/12/2018

WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. announced a new program Wednesday designed to save its customers money on prescription drugs. The CVS Pharmacy Rx Savings Finder...

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, Aetna shareholders approve merger

Health Services 03/13/2018

WOONSOCKET – By overwhelming margins, the shareholders of CVS Health Corp. and Aetna Inc. approved the proposed merger of the retail pharmacy and benefits...

CVS HEALTH AND AETNA shareholders are voting Tuesday to approve the merger of the two companies. If the votes approve the deal, it still reuires regulatory approval to be completed. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/CHRISTOPHER LEE

CVS, Aetna shareholders voting Tuesday on merger

Health Services 03/13/2018

WOONSOCKET – Shareholders of CVS Health Corp. and Aetna Inc. are voting Tuesday to approve the proposed merger between the retail pharmacy and benefits...