Health
October 22, 2024
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Walmart to deliver prescriptions nationwide in as little as 30 minutes

Walmart will begin delivering prescriptions across the U.S. early next year, as the retailing giant strives to keep pace with rival Amazon in competing for health care dollars.  Walmart’s new service includes new prescriptions and refills, which customers can receive along with groceries and other products, the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company announced on Tuesday. Prescriptions will […]

Health
September 20, 2024
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Drug middlemen illegally drive up the cost of insulin, FTC says

Federal regulators are accusing the country’s three largest pharmacy benefit managers of illegally driving up the cost of insulin in the U.S., while making it harder for patients to obtain cheaper versions of the life-saving drug.  The companies — CVS-owned Caremark Rx, Cigna Group’s Express Scripts and UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Rx — acted in ways […]