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CVS Health and FTC Staff Agree to Proposed Insulin Settlement
The agreement would cover the company’s Caremark pharmacy benefit manager unit, which has denied wrongdoing.
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Google Partners With CMS on Linking Medical Records to Fitbit
One feature will allow Fitbit users to share their medical records with the app’s AI-powered health coach.
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DOJ Settles Medicare Advantage Claims With CVS Health’s Aetna
Aetna paid a $117.7 million settlement over allegations it submitted inaccurate diagnosis code to inflate Medicare payments.
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Rubio Addresses Security Conference After a Year of Rising Tensions
Vice President JD Vance shocked Europeans in at last year’s conference, saying the biggest threat to the continent isn’t China or Russia, but a turn away from “democratic values.”
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Healthcare Rules the Jobs Market. This Is What’s Driving the Gains.
Midlevel healthcare jobs more than doubled between 2010 and 2022.
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Moderna Stock Sinks. Its Flu Vaccine Was Rejected.
The vaccine maker says the Food and Drug Administration has refused to review its application to sell a new seasonal flu vaccine.
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Humana Loss Was Narrower Than Expected
Humana shares are down more than 30% since the federal government announced plans last month to keep Medicare Advantage rates nearly flat in 2027.
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How UnitedHealth’s Comeback Ran Aground
UnitedHealth Group‘s latest selloff is one more painful moment in a run of tough times for the stock.
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UnitedHealth and CVS Get Grilled on Affordability by Congress
The CEOs of large health insurers testified Thursday on Capitol Hill amid a rising focus on healthcare costs.
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3 Stocks to Watch in August: McDonald’s, Walmart, and Nvidia
Earnings this month have stories to tell about consumers, tariffs and artificial intelligence.
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Trump Ousts the BLS Chief. What It Means for Investors.
The move raises questions about the reliability of the data going forward.
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Rural Hospitals Are Struggling. Medicaid Cuts Won’t Help.
Nearly 50% of rural hospitals in the U.S. operate at a loss and more than 150 have closed since 2010. Medicaid cuts in Trump’s megabill could cause the losses to grow.
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UnitedHealth and Other Insurance Stocks Jump After Medicare Boosts Payment Rates
Shares of UnitedHealth, Humana, and CVS Health were rising after the federal government announced an increase in Medicare Advantage payments.
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Canada, Mexico Hit Back Against U.S. Levies
Financial markets could be upended Monday as investors gauge the potential start of a trade war. Nvidia will not save the day.
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PBMs Generated Billions in Drug Markups, FTC Says
Major pharmacy-benefit managers generated $7.3 billion in markups on specialty drugs from pharmacies they are affiliated with, the FTC said in a new report.
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UNH and CVS Received Millions in Opioid Rebates Through Medicare
As the U.S. opioid crisis deepened, Medicare plans administered by UnitedHealth and CVS Health were a top source of OxyContin sales, a Barron’s investigation found.
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CVS ‘Dangerously’ Understaffed, DOJ Says in Opioid Suit
The DOJ has alleged that CVS Health filled unlawful prescriptions in stores that were understaffed and under pressure to meet corporate performance metrics
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McKinsey Will Pay $650 Million for Opioid Work
The consulting firm McKinsey has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement to resolve a Department of Justice investigation.
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New PBM Legislation Sparks Healthcare Selloff on Wall Street
Bipartisan legislation introduced Wednesday in Congress would prohibit ownership of pharmacies and PBMs under the same roof.
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