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NewsCVS to pay $17.5M over inflated Medicaid claims
CVS Pharmacy, the pharmacy division of CVS Caremark Corp., will pay $17.5 million to the United States and 10 states to settle False Claims Act accusations, the Department of Justice announced late Read more...
MinuteClinic plans to double number of sites by 2015
MinuteClinic has its sights set on playing a bigger role in the healthcare system in the coming years. It plans to open about 100 more clinics per year over the next five years, which would allow it Read more...
MinuteClinics form non-financial affiliations with hospitals
In anticipation of a post-reform surge in healthcare demand, Arizona's Catholic Healthcare West, a three-hospital system in Phoenix, Az., is teaming up with CVS Caremark-run MinuteClinic to enhance Read more...
MinuteClinics doing well in Massachusetts
Just yesterday, we told you about CVS Caremark's plans to close 90 of its MinuteClinic retail clinics for their spring off-season. The move, coming from the retail clinic industry's largest player, Read more...
Walgreens agrees to $35M drug-switching settlement
Walgreen Co. has agreed to pay $35 million to the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve allegations that it had switched patients to more expensive drugs to boost its Medicaid reimbursement. In the Read more...
Express Scripts pays $9.5M settlement over drug switching
Pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts has agreed to pay a total of $9.5 million to 28 states and the District of Columbia to settle allegations that it engaged in deceptive prescription-switching Read more...
More pluses than minuses in eventful week for retail clinics
So, it looks like retail clinic news has been a matter of two steps forward, one step back. For example, Cigna has just announced that it would pay for care delivered at another retail clinic chain, Read more...
| Press ReleasesCVS Caremark Hosts Live Facebook Chats for American Diabetes MonthCompany Offers Broad Support of Diabetes Patients Through Outreach, Education and TestingWOONSOCKET, R.I., Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its broad support for patients with diabetes, and in Read more >> change:healthcare Appoints CVS Caremark Senior Vice President Douglas Ghertner as PresidentExperienced Executive Joins Cost Transparency Company to Expand Product Portfolio and Support Growing Client Demand BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- change:healthcare today announced the addition Read more >> Former CVS/Caremark President Howard McLure Transitions to change:healthcare CEOHealthcare Industry Veteran to Drive Growth for Leading Cost Transparency Company BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- change:healthcare today announced the addition of Howard McLure as chairman of Read more >> Walgreens Vice President of Clinical Affairs to Present at Pinsonault Associates Managed Markets Summit-April 12 session to focus on key trends and issues in specialty pharmacy- DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) Vice President of Clinical Affairs Dr. David Lorber Read more >> Technology Embracing Pharmacy, Millennium Pharmacy Systems, Welcomes New CIOCHICAGO, March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- To continue delivering industry-leading technology-enabled solutions to long-term care, Millennium Pharmacy Systems welcomes John Tauber as its Chief Read more >> |
