CVS

The agreement establishes a new Accountable Care collaboration that emphasizes health equity, coordinated care and improved access.

The virtual care program is now available nationwide to Aetna commercial members enrolled in eligible fully insured and self-insured health plans.

David Joyner will rejoin the company as executive vice president and president of pharmacy services, while Amy Bricker has been named executive vice president and chief product officer – consumer.

CVS Health will invest $16.7 million in Texas and $16 million in North Carolina.

CVS fulfilled its commitment in December 2022, and Walgreens fulfilled its commitment this month to source 100% cage-free eggs nationally.

If reached, the deal would value Oak Street at more than $10 billion, including debt, according to a Bloomberg report.

As cases of COVID-19, flu and RSV tick up, amid a scarcity of OTC children’s pain relief products at certain locations, retailers have begun to institute product limits.

CVS will pay $5 billion, and Walgreens will pay $5.7 billion.