DUBUQUE, Iowa – Hartig Drug Co. announced the addition of Tiera Foster as the pharmacy manager of the Lancaster, Wisconsin location. Foster graduated from the School of Pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2007. She previously worked as the Pharmacy Manager for CVS Target Pharmacy in Dubuque, Iowa. She is responsible for overseeing the
KENILWORTH, N.J. — Merck announced that Cristal Downing has been appointed chief communications & public affairs officer, a newly created role, effective August 16, 2021. Downing will become a member of Merck’s Executive Team and lead the development, advancement and execution of the company’s communications and public affairs strategy. “Cristal is a transformational leader with
ARLINGTON, Va. – Today, FMI – The Food Industry Association, which represents more than 12,000 supermarket pharmacies operated by our food retailer member companies, on Thursday lauded the Senate Judiciary Committee for once again passing the bipartisan Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S.1388). Introduced by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), this important legislation would require the
BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos. reported $21.3 billion in revenue for the first quarter, down from $22.8 billion during the same quarter last year. That decline was primarily driven by a 10% decrease in identical store sales, caused by reduced demand compared to the pandemic-induced surge in last year’s quarter. On a two-year stacked basis,
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer announced Thursday that it will host a supplier diversity product presentation event in September, giving Michigan businesses owned by Black, Indigenous and people of color the opportunity to showcase their offerings for interested Meijer merchants. The event will leverage the retailer’s partnership with Start Garden, a Grand Rapids-based business incubator focused on empowering start-ups through financial,
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has opened its newest Workforce Innovation and Talent Center in Pittsburgh at Ebenezer Baptist Church. This location is part of the company’s commitment to build on its highly successful faith-based and community partnerships to provide employment services and training to underserved populations, including individuals with disabilities, mature workers, youth and veterans. “When people
RONKONKOMA, N.Y. – Pink, the vitamin and supplement brand created by women for women with a cause, was recently awarded the Bronze Partner Award from National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF). NBCF bestowed this prestigious honor upon Pink due to their continued alliance and generous donations to support their cause during their first year of partnership
WASHINGTON — URAC joined 430 organizations, including six of its telehealth accredited organizations, to send a letter to ask Congress to permanently extend several key waivers put in place during the height of the COVID-19 public health emergency to expand access to and coverage of telehealth services. URAC agrees with the other signatories that Congress
WASHINGTON — Today Joanne Duncan is joining the Association for Accessible Medicines as chief operating officer. She will be responsible for leading and managing implementation of a more comprehensive member recruitment strategy. She will drive operational improvement by increasing the alignment between issue prioritization and the budgeting process, maximizing IT functionality and human resources capabilities.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Community Pharmacists Association is urging legislators negotiating an infrastructure package to include language to prevent abusive pharmacy benefit manager spread pricing and related practices in Medicaid managed care, improve transparency, and reasonably reimburse pharmacies. Currently, PBMs can overbill Medicaid managed care programs, under-reimburse pharmacies for medications dispensed, and retain the
TROY, Mich. — The great national experiment with delivering primary care services such as vaccinations, routine screenings and physical exams through retail pharmacies has reached a critical milestone. According to the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Pharmacy Study, released Wednesday, more than half (51%) of retail pharmacy customers have used health and wellness services during the
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart announced on Wednesday that it will make some of its online, in-store fulfillment, and store pickup technologies available to other businesses through a strategic partnership with Adobe Commerce. “We’ve built new capabilities to serve the evolving needs of our own customers, and we have a unique opportunity to use our experience
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is enhancing its Live Better U (LBU) education benefit, paying 100% of the cost of college tuition and books for associates enrolled in the program. Starting on August 16, the retailer will eliminate the $1 a day fee it had charged for participating associates, the company said Tuesday. This means approximately
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Tuesday that Americans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus should start wearing masks indoors again in parts of the country where transmission of the more infectious Delta variant is particularly high. This follows a recent decisions in Los Angeles and St. Louis to revert to indoor mask
