TOM MURPHY

January 15, 2020 at 9:25 am

On the Money: Confronting fresh health insurance deductibles

The new year often starts harshly for people with high-deductible health insurance. Many deductibles reset Jan. 1, forcing patients to pay thousands of dollars for...

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January 15, 2020 at 3:20 am

Another strong UnitedHealth quarter, 2019 profit at $13.84B

UnitedHealth’s fourth-quarter net income surged 16%, and investors shrugged off a rare revenue miss to make the nation’s largest health insurer one of the biggest...

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January 8, 2020 at 5:39 am

Walgreens begins 2020 much as it ended 2019, on a sour note

Walgreens is kicking off its year much as it ended its last, with a big earnings plunge. First-quarter net income tumbled about 25% as the...

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December 18, 2019 at 5:24 am

New York Life to spend $6.3 B on Cigna business

New York Life will spend more than $6 billion in cash to acquire the group life and disability coverage business of the insurer Cigna. New...

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December 17, 2019 at 1:35 pm

DOJ sues CVS over ‘stale’ Omnicare prescription refills

The federal government is joining a legal fight against CVS Health that accuses its troubled Omnicare business of routinely filling prescriptions that had expired or...

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December 9, 2019 at 7:35 am

UnitedHealth plans bargain bid for Diplomat Pharmacy

UnitedHealth plans to acquire Diplomat Pharmacy at a steep discount about a month after the specialty drug provider said it may not be able to...

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November 27, 2019 at 6:00 am

It’s not just yours: Worker health benefit costs rise again

In the ever-shifting world of company-provided health insurance, here’s a constant: It keeps getting more expensive.

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November 6, 2019 at 3:52 am

CVS gets a 3Q booster shot from Aetna as revenue soars

CVS Health revenue surged in the third quarter as the drugstore chain and pharmacy benefits manager added health insurance and pushed ahead with a plan...

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October 30, 2019 at 9:54 am

Purdue Pharma paid CEO $9M in year before bankruptcy

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma paid its CEO $9 million and its board chairman nearly $4 million in the 12 months before the company's bankruptcy filing...

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October 28, 2019 at 11:25 am

Walgreens to shutter in-store clinics, add Jenny Craig sites

Walgreens will shutter nearly 40% of the clinics in its stores as the drugstore chain cuts costs and shifts to other businesses it believes will...

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