CVS Health’s approximately 9,000 community pharmacies began accepting TrumpRx discount cards Feb. 6. The cards offer savings on certain medications for eligible patients, as determined by drugmakers, according to a Feb. 6 CVS news release. Patients can present printed discount…
Author: Ella Jeffries
Ten health technology companies have pledged more than $600 million in no-cost and discounted services to help states implement Medicaid work requirements. According to a Jan. 29 news release from CMS, the commitments support implementation of work, education and community-based…
The House Judiciary Committee in an interim staff report accuses CVS Health of restricting independent pharmacies from working with digital pharmacy competitors to protect its market position. The report, issued Jan. 21 and titled “When CVS Writes the Rules: How…
CVS Health reported progress on key affordability and access initiatives, including reduced prior authorization burdens and expanded biosimilar adoption. The company has about half as many medical services subject to prior authorization as its nearest competitor, according to a Jan.…
The Missouri attorney general’s office has filed a lawsuit against 19 pharmacy benefit managers and drug manufacturers, alleging they conspired to inflate insulin prices and deceive consumers. The lawsuit claims the defendants engaged in deceptive and unfair practices that caused…
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Medicare will begin covering weight-loss drugs in 2026 for the first time under a pricing agreement announced by the White House, according to a Nov. 6 press release. The agreements with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk apply most-favored-nation pricing to…
The Cigna Group and CVS Health said they will offer discounted infertility medications through TrumpRx, beginning in January 2026. Cigna’s Evernorth pharmacies — Freedom Fertility and VFP Pharmacy Group — plan to dispense EMD Serono’s Gonal-f, Cetrotide and Ovidrel at…
UnitedHealth Group has named Michael Pencina, PhD, as its chief AI scientist, following his departure from Durham, N.C.-based Duke University and Duke Health. Dr. Pencina stepped down Sept. 30 as vice dean for data science at Duke University School of…