The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has sent a memo to members that gives the upshot of the Supreme Court’s complex ruling on the health care reform law. In the letter to members on Thursday, Don Bell, senior vice president of legal affairs and general counsel for NACDS noted that the
Stephen Gold is slated to join CVS Caremark Corp. early next month as the new chief information officer. CVS Caremark said Wednesday that Gold, previously CIO of business communications technology provider Avaya Inc., is scheduled to start in the post on July 9.
After hearing the first oral arguments in late March, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010, the health care reform law championed by the Obama administration.
Walgreen Co. is participating in a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) pilot through which it will offer free HIV testing.
Walmart it has embarked on what it called a "hiring spree" in Canada, including its pharmacies. The discount store giant said Monday that Walmart Canada is opening 47 hiring centers nationwide to support the company’s growth plans and employment of new talent.
Walgreen Co.’s deal to buy a large stake in Alliance Boots, with the aim of acquiring the company later on, could land the U.S. drug chain’s shares on the London exchange.
With the fate of the health care reform law hanging in the balance, three of the country’s largest health insurers said they would maintain some Affordable Care Act benefits regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on it.
As it prepares to launch a new online store, London Drugs is leveraging an e-commerce solution that will enable the western Canada chain to grow across multiple digital channels. Burlington, Mass.
Walgreen Co. is facilitating access to immunizations for whooping cough at its drug stores in Kansas and Missouri, where authorities are reporting epidemic levels of the highly contagious respiratory infection.
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation has launched the Pharmacy Blood Pressure Challenge, a screening and education initiative that urges pharmacists to help prevent and control high blood pressure.
Retail pharmacy has the capacity to be one of the drivers of the transformation of health care, says Kathleen Jaeger, senior vice president of pharmacy care and patient advocacy at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
Amid a rising tide of criticism, Walgreen Co. today gathered investors and analysts in a meeting with its top executives and those of Alliance Boots to explain the rationale behind the companies’ planned union.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores said this weekend’s 2012 NACDS Marketplace Conference will bring top-notch business programming and opportunities to retailers and suppliers in the chain drug industry plus give a glimpse of what’s in store at its new show for next year, the NACDS Total
Seven leading health care organizations in Canada have partnered to launch new digital tools to help Canadians use their medications properly and safely.
In letters to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the National Community Pharmacists Association has expressed "serious concern" over federal Medicaid officials’ handling of proposed changes to pharmacy reimbursement.
RxAlly plans to launch Heart to Heart, a blood pressure education campaign aimed at helping people prevent and control hypertension.
