Tag: CVS

CVS Health beats Q4 expectations, but trims annual outlook as costs rise

CVS Health’s fourth-quarter profit fell as the drugstore chain and pharmacy benefits manager dealt with increased operating costs. Still, its adjusted profit and revenue beat Wall Street’s estimates. The Woonsocket, Rhode Island-based company also trimmed its full-year adjusted earnings forecast, citing the possibility of higher medical costs. For the three months ended Dec. 31, CVS […]

CVS cuts 2024 profit forecast on elevated medical costs

(Reuters) – CVS Health lowered its adjusted profit forecast for 2024 on Wednesday after an increase in medical care among older adults in the United States drove up fourth-quarter costs at its insurance business. The company cited a late-year rise in medical care, including outpatient procedures among those enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, under which […]

CVS to close more of its doors around the District

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — More CVS pharmacies will soon close their doors for good around the District. Three will shut down by the middle of March, all of which are located in Target stores. Attic fire breaks out, family displaced in Montgomery County Those locations are as follows: 1515 New York Ave., NE: Feb. […]

Humana, UnitedHealth, and CVS Health Stock Fall on Medicare Advantage Concerns

Healthcare By Josh Nathan-Kazis Jan 18, 2024, 3:29 pm EST Share Reprints In this article UNH HUM SPX CI America’s health insurance giants have gone all-in on the government-funded Medicare Advantage program over the past decade, reshaping their businesses to capture the profits it promised. Continue reading this article with a Barron’s subscription. View Options

CVS plans to close pharmacy inside Target in Dorchester

CVS plans to close pharmacy inside Target in Dorchester CVS plans to shut its pharmacy inside the Target in Dorchester. The pharmacy at the Geneva Avenue Target location will close on March 6. Prescriptions will be transferred to the CVS Pharmacy at 451 Washington Street, which is also in Dorchester, about a mile away. Last week, […]

Humana Stock Falls Ill On This Warning; UNH, CVS Catch Virus

Humana stock dived 15% to a nearly two-year low early Thursday after slashing its earnings outlook and reporting lackluster growth in its Medicare Advantage plans in the 2024 enrollment period. Other managed care stocks, including UNH and CVS Health (CVS), suffered more moderate losses, partly because they were already hit last week by UnitedHealth Group‘s […]

CVS to Replace AbbVie’s Blockbuster Humira With Cheaper Rivals

(Bloomberg) — The biggest US drug-benefits manager is making a move that will take a bite out of sales for one of the world’s top-selling medications. Most Read from Bloomberg Starting April 1, CVS Health Corp. will no longer offer AbbVie Inc.’s Humira to most of the millions of patients in its commercial prescription plans. […]