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Retail Pharmacies

What Omnicare’s bankruptcy could mean for CVS

The subsidiary filed for Chapter 11 protection after being ordered to pay nearly $1 billion in penalties for alleged overbilling.


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Retail Pharmacies

As private equity firms buy up nursing homes, some studies suggest the ownership model worsens care quality

Nursing homes were hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, and some data suggests private equity ownership made care quality worse.


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Retail Pharmacies

Walgreens private equity takeover may bring layoffs, pharmacy closures, experts warn

Some worry private equity’s business model may jeopardize patient access to pharmacies.


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Retail Pharmacies

A look back at the last 25 years in the pharmacy industry

Long-time pharmacists share how retail and hospital pharmacy has changed since the turn of the century.


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Retail Pharmacies

Retailers like Best Buy are divesting from healthcare offerings following stakeholder wariness

Once seen as an opportunity for growth, big-name retailers still aren’t seeing financial gains from acquisitions and investments.


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Retail Pharmacies

CVS, Cigna sue Arkansas over PBM ban

PBMs have reportedly raised drug prices and contributed to local pharmacy closures. But CVS is threatening to close more in Arkansas.


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Retail Pharmacies

How the Arkansas PBM ban may affect pharmacy access in the state

The state is the first in the country to prohibit PBMs from owning or operating a pharmacy.

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