June 25, 2018 by MMR
Aetna, CVS Health
2018, Issue 06-25-2018, Issues
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Ahead of its planned acquisition of Aetna, CVS Health announced the management team selected to lead the combined company. Once the deal closes, Aetna will operate as a stand-alone business unit within CVS Health and be led by members of its current management team. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval,
June 6, 2018 by MMR
Aetna, CVS Health
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has announced the management team that, following the close of the Aetna acquisition, will lead the combined company into the future. Aetna will operate as a stand-alone business unit within the CVS Health enterprise following the close and will be led by members of its current management team. In addition,
May 21, 2018 by MMR
CVS Health, EntrustRx, Fred’s Inc.
2018, Issue 05-21-2018, Issues
MEMPHIS — During its recent earnings call, Fred’s Inc. announced it was “actively pursuing a sale” of its specialty pharmacy business, as it reported financial results for the 2017 fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 3. A few days after the call, the company reported that it had reached a definitive agreement to sell
May 21, 2018 by MMR
CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Kevin Hourican
2018, Issue 05-21-2018, Issues
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has promoted Kevin Hourican to president of CVS Pharmacy — CVS Health’s retail division, the company announced last month. Hourican, who most recently held the position of executive vice president of retail pharmacy, had been serving as interim president of the drug chain following the departure of Helena Foulkes, who
May 2, 2018 by MMR
Aetna, CVS Health, CVS-Aetna, Larry Merlo
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health’s revenue was on the rise as it filled more prescriptions and benefited from a lower effective tax rate, the company said on Wednesday in reporting its operating results for the three months ended March 31. The drug store chain said its first quarter revenue increased 2.6% to $45.7 billion from
April 16, 2018 by gwalden
CVS, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Helena Foulkes, Kevin Hourican
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Kevin Hourican has been promoted to president of CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health. Hourican, who most recently served as the company’s executive vice president of retail pharmacy, had been serving as interim president of the drug chain following the departure of Helena Foulkes, who left to head Hudson’s Bay Co. In his
April 11, 2018 by MMR
CVS Caremark app, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Kevin Hourican, Rx Savings Finder
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has revealed a new, comprehensive program designed to combat rising prescription drug prices and help patients save money on their medications. The new initiatives are being launched against a background of ongoing increases in manufacturers’ list prices for drugs and a growing percentage of Americans who have high-deductible health plans.
April 4, 2018 by MMR
CVS Health, home hemodialysis, kidney disease
Leading Headlines, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I.— CVS Health announced an exciting new initiative that will focus on chronic kidney disease and dialysis and builds upon the company’s focus on driving innovation in the management of chronic disease to help improve patient health outcomes while managing costs. This new program will focus on early identification of kidney disease and expansion
March 20, 2018 by MMR
CVS Caremark pharmacy benefit management unit, CVS Health, Derica Rice, Eli Lilly and Co.
Leading Headlines, People, Retail News
NEW YORK — CVS Health reportedly has named former Eli Lilly and Co. chief financial officer Derica Rice to lead its CVS Caremark pharmacy benefit management unit. Plans call for Rice to take the helm at CVS Caremark on March 30, according to The Wall Street Journal, which cited an internal CVS memo. CVS Health
March 13, 2018 by MMR
Aetna Inc., CVS Health
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Shareholders of CVS Health voted overwhelmingly to approve the company’s $69 billion deal to acquire health insurer Aetna Inc. CVS said that in a special stockholders meeting on Tuesday, more than 98% of shares were voted in favor of the CVS-Aetna merger agreement, which was announced in early December. Also at a
February 19, 2018 by MMR
CVS Health, HBC, Helena Foulkes, Hudson's Bay Co.
2018, Issue 02-19-2018, Issues
NEW YORK — Helena Foulkes has taken the position of chief executive officer of Hudson’s Bay Co. (HBC), which operates the Lord & Taylor and Saks Fifth Avenue department store chains. She joins HBC from CVS Health, where she worked for 25 years, most recently as corporate executive vice president and president of CVS Pharmacy,
February 8, 2018 by Geoff Walden
CVS Health, Helena Foulkes, Kevin Hourican
Leading Headlines
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Kevin Hourican, executive vice president of retail pharmacy and supply chain at CVS Health, will run the company’s retail division on an interim basis following the departure of Helena Foulkes. As the interim head of CVS Pharmacy, Hourican will report to CVS Health chief operating officer Jon Roberts, the company said Thursday.