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Mar 01 2024
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CVS, Ohio regulator settle claims of critical understaffing
OHIO, USA — The Ohio Board of Pharmacy and CVS announced Thursday that they had settled claims of critical understaffing at 22 Ohio stores owned by CVS, the nation’s largest pharmacy retailer.
The settlement totaled $1.5 million in fines and fees and imposed other sanctions on the corporate giant. A spokesman for the pharmacy board said it was the largest penalty ever imposed by the
WTOL 11Mar 19 2024
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Oconee Blotter: Motorist driving wrong way on the loop says it was a mistake. Deputy says DUI.
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents: SHOPLIFTERS CAUGHT: On March 5, Deputy Bill Reynolds was dispatched to Walmart, where a loss prevention officer had detained two Peachtree City women, ages 54 and 19, for shoplifting. One woman was riding a mobile cart while they proceeded to put food items and pharmacy products into their purses. As they were leaving, they
Athens Banner-HeraldMar 18 2024
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A Utah family saw a prescription go from $30 to $3,500 each month. They’re not alone.
In early 2019, Jennifer Hepworth and her husband were stunned by a large bill they unexpectedly received for their daughter’s prescription cystic fibrosis medication. Their payment had risen to $3,500 from the usual $30 for a month’s supply. That must be a mistake, she told the pharmacy. But it wasn’t. It turned out that the health insurance plan through her husband’s job had a new program in
The Salt Lake TribuneMar 19 2024
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Wisconsin announces over-the-counter birth control pill access for Medicaid patients
• Medicaid recipients in Wisconsin gained access to the first over-the-counter birth control pill on Tuesday. • This initiative enables recipients to obtain contraceptive medication without out-of-pocket costs or a doctor's prescription. • Opill will initially be accessible in select Medicaid-enrolled pharmacies, with a gradual expansion planned over the following weeks. Medicaid recipients in
Fox News (Online News)Mar 01 2024
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Abortion pills to be sold at select CVS, Walgreens locations
Walgreens and CVS pharmacies in select states will begin selling the abortion pill mifepristone as soon as next week, the companies announced Friday.
Both pharmacy chains completed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) certification process to dispense mifepristone, which is a drug that blocks the hormone progesterone needed for a pregnancy to continue. It is commonly used to end a
NewsNationMar 16 2024
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U.S. Senator Marshall, colleagues urge Senate Leadership to act to reduce prescription drug prices
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) and his colleagues are urging Senate Leadership to act immediately to reduce prescription drug prices. According to the Office of Senator Marshall, he, along with a group of bipartisan Senators, sent a letter to Senate Leadership urging immediate action on reforming pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) to reduce the cost of prescription
WIBW 13Mar 27 2024
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Justices were skeptical of abortion pills arguments. Anti-abortion groups have backup plans.
Anti-abortion activists and elected officials have a backup plan should the Supreme Court reject their arguments for nationwide restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone. In fact, they have several.
The lawsuit that went before the high court Tuesday challenging federal regulation of abortion pills is just one piece of the movement’s strategy to curb access to the drugs — a
PoliticoMar 15 2024
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Fairfield Community Health Center Opens Its Doors
FAIRFIELD, IL. (WEHT) — After nearly a year of construction, Southern Illinois has a new community health center. Officials say Fairfield Community Health Center’s doors are open to everyone, including those without medical insurance. The center offers dental and behavioral health services, and houses its own pharmacy. “We discount those medications for them. Obviously, all the medical care in
WEHT/WTVWMar 15 2024
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Valley medical clinics, pharmacists grappling with nationwide cyberattack
PHOENIX — A cyberattack in late February is still causing problems for clinics and pharmacies all over the Valley. Medical providers are telling ABC15 they have never seen anything like this before as hackers wreak havoc on the healthcare industry nationwide. Hackers infiltrated United Health Group Inc.’s technology company Change Healthcare, which transmits data between providers and
ABC 15 ArizonaMar 15 2024
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Winning Michigan Lottery ticket worth $1M expires on Friday
There are only a few hours left for someone to claim a $1 million Mega Millions prize before it goes to the state School Aid Fund! The ticket expires at 4:45 p.m. today. The winning ticket from the March 17, 2023, drawing was sold at the CVS Pharmacy, located at 18130 West 10 Mile Road in Southfield. The winning ticket matched the five white balls drawn: 26-28-29-39-49. The winner should
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