Specialty Pharmacy

Though CVS Health and Aetna have had a working relationship since 2010, and their pending merger had likely been in the works for some time, its timing, experts say, suggests that the merger is as much about staving off the looming threat from Amazon as it is about competing with top health insurers and retailers.

There’s no single magic bullet for enabling patient-facing care in community-based pharmacy, but there are proven strategies to make substantial progress.

Diplomat Pharmacy has announced that co-founder, CEO and chairman Phil Hagerman is retiring. The Flint, Mich.-based company has named board member Jeff Park as interim CEO, effective immediately. Hagerman will continue as a member of the board and become chairman emeritus, with Ben Wolin taking over as chairman, effective immediately.