1. CVS Health wants to be in charge of the “entire spectrum of someone’s health journey,” the company’s chief executive said at an Oct. 12 event in Boston.
2. CVS Health is in exclusive talks to buy Cano Health, according to Bloomberg.
3. As of Oct. 13, CVS Health has marked down prices on its brand of tampons, menstrual pads, liners and cups by 25 percent.
4. An appellate court reversed lower court dismissals of two lawsuits that have been filed against CVS and Walmart, which accuse the retail pharmacy chains of selling homeopathic products that have no clinical benefit next to drugs that do work.
5. CVS and Walmart have settled for $147.5 million in West Virginia lawsuits that accused the companies of oversupplying opioids, Patrick Morrisey, the state’s attorney general, said in a Sept. 20 news conference.
6. CVS Health will partner with three historically Black colleges and universities to sponsor more diversity in the supply chain industry.
At the Becker's 23rd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference, taking place June 18–20 in Chicago, spine surgeons, orthopedic leaders and ASC executives will come together to explore minimally invasive techniques, ASC growth strategies and innovations shaping the future of outpatient spine care. Apply for complimentary registration now.
