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A sign with the company logo sits outside of the headquarters of Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 17, 2024. Scott Olson | Getty Images Eli Lilly‘s stock is still recovering after the drugmaker released trial data earlier this month on its closely watched obesity pill that underwhelmed Wall Street. In a key late-stage trial,…
CVS Health on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that topped estimates and raised its adjusted profit outlook, as it sees strength in its retail pharmacy business and some improvement in its insurance unit. Shares of the retail drugstore chain jumped more than 1% on Thursday. The company now expects fiscal 2025 adjusted earnings of…
UnitedHealthcare signage is displayed on an office building in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 19, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Health plans under major U.S. insurers said Monday they have voluntarily agreed to speed up and reduce prior authorizations – a process that is often a major pain point for patients and…
Flags fly at half staff outside the United Healthcare corporate headquarters in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Dec. 4, 2024. Stephen Maturen | Getty Images News | Getty Images It took six months, countless hours on hold and intervention from state regulators before Sue Cover says she finally resolved an over $1,000 billing dispute with UnitedHealthcare in 2023….
A robotic arm fills prescriptions at a Walgreens’ micro-fulfillment center. Courtesy: Walgreens As struggling drugstore chains work to regain their footing, Walgreens is doubling down on automation. The company is expanding the number of retail stores served by its micro-fulfillment centers, which use robots to fill thousands of prescriptions for patients who take medications to…
The “Wegovy” brand slimming syringe is sold in the Achat pharmacy in Mitte. The “Wegovy” slimming syringe has been available in Germany for a year. Jens Kalaene | Picture Alliance | Getty Images CVS Health on Thursday said it will significantly expand access to the blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy for patients covered by its…
More than three weeks after the calamitous April 2 “reciprocal tariffs” announcement threw the stock market into chaos, investors are trying to make sense of a world in which higher tariffs are likely here to stay — and one in which the U.S. may have lost its edge. Stocks have been stuck in a wide…
The logo of UnitedHealth appears on the side of one of its office buildings in Santa Ana, California, on April 13, 2020. Mike Blake | Reuters UnitedHealth Group‘s stock sank 20% on Thursday after the company slashed its annual profit forecast, citing higher-than-expected medical costs in its privately run Medicare plans. Those bleak results from…
A sign for US drugstore chain Walgreens is displayed outside its store in New York City on March 7, 2025. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Walgreens on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings and revenue that topped expectations, as the retail drugstore giant benefits from cost cuts and prepares to go private. The company…
An exterior view of a CVS pharmacy in Danville, Pennsylvania. Paul Weaver | Lightrocket | Getty Images CVS Health on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter revenue and profit that topped estimates, even as its troubled insurance business continued to see higher medical costs. The company also issued a full-year 2025 adjusted earnings outlook of $5.75 to $6…