WASHINGTON — A federal judge has been formally asked by the Justice Department to approve CVS Health’s acquisition of Aetna Inc. District Court Judge Richard Leon had rebuked the government and the companies late last year for closing the $69 billion dollar deal prior to approval of a consent order. In response, CVS offered to
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health, announced significant progress toward the goal of full transparency for all of its beauty imagery by the end of 2020 and its efforts to create new industry standards for post-production alterations of beauty imagery. Just one year after the company made the commitment to
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Urban Skin Rx, the melanin experts and go-to clinical skin care line geared towards treating and perfecting diverse skin tones, announced it will expand its retail distribution beyond its e-commerce website www.urbanskinrx.com and its retail presence at select Target stores and Target.com into Ulta Beauty, Ulta.com and CVS stores across the U.S. Urban Skin Rx has been
DEERFIELD, Ill. and WOONSOCKET, R.I. — With chain drug stores starting to offer some health check ups, CVS Health and Walgreens are now addressing oral health at some of their locations as well. CVS’s partnership with SmileDirectClub is a pilot that fits patients for invisible braces in CVS stores — while Walgreens opened an Aspen Dental office
MEDINA, Ohio — CVS Health has acquired Ritzman Pharmacies and has plans to close almost all of its 20 Ohio stores and transfer the prescription files. Terms were not disclosed. Ritzman’s units in Akron and Berlin will be rebranded CVS Pharmacy. The Ritzman locations in Rittman, Shreve, Sugarcreek, Wooster-Milltown, Medina-River Styx, Millersburg, Barberton, Wadsworth, Norton,
SAN FRANCISCO — During a presentation of the 37th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference here, CVS chief executive officer Larry Merlo talked about the integration efforts that have already taken place to integrate Aetna into its business. “While it’s only been six weeks, we are absolutely off and running,” Merlo said. He also announced that the company
MEDINA, Ohio — CVS Health has acquired Ritzman Pharmacies Inc. with plans to close almost all of its 20 Ohio stores and transfer the prescription files. Terms were not disclosed. Ritzman’s units in Akron and Berlin, will be rebranded CVS Pharmacy. The Ritzman locations in Rittman, Shreve, Sugarcreek, Wooster – Milltown, Medina – River Styx,
NEW YORK — Detoxwater is now available in over 4,000 CVS locations nationwide as part of the pharmacy retailer’s Better Inside & Out program promoting healthier products for the new year. This seasonal set features two of Detoxwater’s best-selling flavors for the first six weeks of 2019: Original (Lychee & White Grape) and Peachberry (Peach &
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Just after the Thanksgiving weekend, CVS Health announced that it has completed its acquisition of Aetna, establishing CVS Health as the nation’s premier health innovation company. “Today marks the start of a new day in health care and a transformative moment for our company and our industry,” declared CVS Health president and
U.S. district court judge Richard Leon put somewhat of a damper on CVS Health’s merger with Aetna earlier this month when he indicated that he might order a halt to the integration of the companies, which finalized their $78 billion tie-up in late November after winning approval from the Department of Justice and state regulators.
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy announced last month that customers in the greater Boston area can enroll in CarePass, a new pilot membership rewards program offering additional benefits to the company’s popular ExtraCare Rewards Program. CarePass offers members a suite of in-store and online perks including free delivery on most medications and purchases, access to
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health will debut new concept stores early next year, said president and chief executive officer Larry Merlo. He said the company envisioned “a hub-and-spoke concept” with health hubs in a set number of outlets in a given market and the balance of the stores having core offerings that would serve as
NEW YORK — CVS Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Bayer Consumer Health + BrightGuard were the big winners Tuesday evening at the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) Educational Foundation at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. The CHPA’s annual gala celebrates the foundation’s mission of happier, healthier lives through responsible self-care and
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Coram CVS Specialty Home Infusion Services has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Home Care Accreditation. By earning the accreditation for the third time, Coram has demonstrated continuous compliance with its performance standards. The gold seal is a symbol of quality that reflects Coram’s commitment to providing safe and
