Retail pharmacy giant Walgreens Boots Alliance (Walgreens) has agreed to a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that claims the retailer fraudulently overcharged customers for generic drugs paid for by private insurance, Medicare and Medicaid.
The lawsuit was filed in 2017 by a group of individuals and unions who accused Walgreens of...Arizona News
Walgreens plans to close 25 percent (or 2,100) of its nearly 8,600 stores in the U.S. within the next year and is evaluating whether it will reduce its stake in VillageMD. Since February 2024, 625 Walgreens stores have been shuttered.
Walgreens Boots Alliance is exploring the possibility of selling its VillageMD primary care clinics,...National News
Just five years ago, Walmart seemed poised to break into the primary care clinic market and potentially dominate by adding healthcare services to the litany of services and products offered in its ubiquitous superstores. But this week, the retailer announced it would close over 50 medical clinics in five states and curb its virtual...Arizona News
Pharmacists and pharmacy techs at pharmacy chains including CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid have expressed their dissatisfaction with workplace environments, corporate expectations and understaffing. Recently, some pharmacy employees have gone so far as to stage walkouts, with walkouts planned for CVS and Walgreens this week in a...Arizona News
Walgreens pharmacists from as many as 300 locations staged a walk off this week to protest poor working conditions.
Organizers told the Associated Press that the walkouts were planned for Monday through Wednesday, but a Walgreens spokesperson said that no more than a dozen stores had experienced disruptions. Walgreens workers are not...Arizona News
Last Thursday, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that the national opioid settlement will net Arizona over $380 million. In total, $18.75 billion is owed to state and local governments from drug manufacturers Allergan and Teva, as well as retail pharmacies CVS, Walgreens and Walmart.
More than $50 billion has been...Arizona Comings & Goings
On Tuesday, CVS Health announced that it had completed its acquisition of Oak Street Health, a primary care provider which boasts 170 medical centers in 21 states. The acquisition is the latest in a long line of efforts by retailers to break into healthcare.
CVS Health paid $10.6 billion in cash for the network, and intends to grow...Arizona News
This week in reproductive health care news, anti-abortion activists ask the Arizona Supreme Court to reinstitute the Territorial-era total ban on abortion.
Attorneys for the Alliance Defending Freedom contend that the state appellate court was incorrect when it said the law did not apply to abortion providers. The Capitol Times...Arizona News
The VillageMD partnership with Walgreens is on the rise with a finalized deal to acquire Summit Health. There are currently 30 Village Medical at Walgreens locations in the Phoenix and Tucson areas.
Last week, VillageMD announced in a quarterly earnings call that the $8.9 billion acquisition of Summit Health closed on January 3....
Following last week's Pima County Superior Court decision that reinstated a 1864 outright ban on abortion in Arizona, supporters of abortion rights sued in Maricopa Superior Court to overturn the decision.
The new lawsuit, filed by a Phoenix abortion provider and the Arizona Medical Association (ArMA), is asking for an order that says...
Children between six months and five years old are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccines offered by Pfizer and Moderna. In Arizona, that's nearly 400,000 additional eligibilities.
According to the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), the vaccine was made available on Monday, June 20. To find locations where a child under 5...Arizona News
VillageMD is expanding its primary care presence in partnership with Walgreens throughout Texas and has announced expansion of its Arizona venture in partnership with the Hatfield Medical Group of Arizona. Amazon has reportedly approached several potential insurance partners to expand its coverage of services.
VillageMD is continuing...Arizona News
The first COVID-19 vaccines have been shipped and are now in the process of being administered to frontline healthcare workers and other high-priority members of the public. Additionally, the first over-the-counter self-administered COVID-19 tests have passed Food and Drug Administration authorization and will now move to the...Arizona News
Expected to open by the end of summer 2021 in Texas, Arizona and Florida.
The first new locations outside of Houston will open in the Phoenix area starting Dec. 14, 2020. The expansion is part of the large-scale rollout announced earlier this year to open 500 to 700 Village Medical at Walgreens clinics in more than 30 U.S. markets in...National News
Last year, Walmart launched its first Walmart Health Center in Dallas, Georgia; offering a slew of healthcare services, such as primary care, dental and vision for a fraction of the out-of-pocket uninsured rate at a doctor's office.
The retail giant had its sights set on becoming "America's Neighborhood Health Destination,"...National News
Uncertainty surrounds potential mega-healthcare mergers as the CVS-Aetna deal and Cigna's acquisition of Express Scripts are in question. Just last year, the Justice Department thwarted the Cigna-Anthem and Aetna-Humana mergers.
The California Insurance Commissioner is adamant that the CVS-Aetna $69 billion merger proposal be blocked...Arizona News
As healthcare accelerates faster toward the digital era, healthcare retailers and players are facing the ticking clock of innovation. Walgreens recently launched Find Care Now, a platform for its mobile and online users to find local and digital healthcare with numerous services offered.
Walgreens is currently working with 17 health...Arizona News
The Peoria pharmacists denied Nicole Arteaga her prescription for medication that would help manager her miscarriage and health, according to azcentral.
Recently learning that her pregnancy would result in a miscarriage, Arteaga made a decision to take medication to treat it rather than undergo an invasive surgical...
