Nation Oct 13 CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Economy Oct 30 Eyedrops from CVS, Rite Aid and others carry possible infection risk, FDA says The agency says consumers should stop using the products immediately and avoid purchasing any found in pharmacies and other stores. By Associated Press
Nation Oct 29 Watch 5:04 Why pharmacy workers are going on strike amid widespread store closures Finding a neighborhood pharmacist is becoming more challenging. Over the past two years, CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid have either closed or announced plans to close hundreds of stores. At many of the remaining locations, worsening working conditions have led… By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Andrew Corkery
Health Feb 08 CVS buys primary care provider Oak Street for $10.6 billion CVS Health is plunging deeper into providing primary care with an approximately $10.6 billion deal to acquire Oak Street Health. By Tom Murphy, Associated Press
Nation Nov 02 CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10 billion Two of the largest U.S pharmacy chains have agreed in principle to pay a total of about $10 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll of powerful prescription opioids. By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press
Aug 17 Judge says pharmacies owe 2 Ohio counties $650 million in opioids suit By Mark Gillispie, Associated Press A federal judge in Cleveland has awarded $650 million in damages to two Ohio counties that sued CVS, Walgreens and Walmart over the way the national pharmacy chains distributed opioids to their communities. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 4:44 News Wrap: Rudy Giuliani appears before Georgia grand jury in 2020 election probe In our news wrap Wednesday, Rudy Giuliani appeared before a special grand jury in Georgia over his attempts to change the state's 2020 election results, former Vice President Pence implored Republicans to stop attacks on the FBI, the CDC announced… Continue watching
Nov 19 Opioid trial against pharmacy chains scheduled for next year By Associated Press A judge overseeing 2,500 federal lawsuits related to the nation’s opioid crisis has scheduled a trial for late next year over the role played by major pharmacy chains. Continue reading
Oct 16 What the CVS-Aetna merger could mean for you By Laura Santhanam The move could make health care more expensive for consumers while delivering higher profits to executives, opponents say. Here is what we know so far about this merger and its potential effect on your health care. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 7:49 What will CVS-Aetna mega-merger mean for consumer choice? It's the latest merger between two major healthcare players that could affect tens of millions of Americans. Last week, CVS and insurance giant Aetna finalized a nearly $70 billion merger. The deal could impact where people get their care, how… Continue watching