CVS Caremark Corp.

• CVS Caremark first-quarter profit jumps 9 percent

  By Tom Murphy  |  May 2, 2012

  CVS Caremark Corp. gained millions of new prescriptions in the first quarter due to a contract impasse between two rivals, and now the drugstore chain wants to keep the growth going by ensuring that those customers stick around and use the rest of its store.

• Goldman gives strong rating to new Express Scripts

  April 3, 2012

  A Goldman Sachs analyst said Tuesday that Express Scripts Holding Co. is poised for strong profit growth for the rest of this decade after the pharmacy benefits manager completed its acquisition of former competitor Medco Health Solutions.

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  Walgreen fiscal second quarter profit tumbles

  By Tom Murphy  |  March 27, 2012

  Walgreen Co.'s fiscal second-quarter earnings fell almost 8 percent, knocked down largely by its exit from the Express Scripts pharmacy network, but the drugstore operator still topped analyst expectations, and its shares outperformed broader market indexes Tuesday.

• Medco settles California pension fund kickback case

  By Judy Lin  |  March 26, 2012

  Medco has agreed to pay $2.7 million to settle an investigation into influence-peddling at California's largest public pension fund.

• Analyst downgrades CVS Caremark

  By The Associated Press  |  March 13, 2012

  Shares of drugstore operator and pharmacy benefits manager CVS Caremark Corp. are approaching their full value according to a BMO Capital analyst who lowered his rating on the stock to "market perform" from "outperform."

• Walgreen, other pharmacies form nationwide network

  By The Associated Press  |  February 22, 2012

  Walgreen Co. and some independent drugstores are investing in a nationwide push to give pharmacists a chance to work more with patients to improve care and cut costs.

• CVS Caremark profit jumps

  By Tom Murphy  |  February 8, 2012

  CVS Caremark Corp.'s fourth-quarter earnings climbed nearly 4 percent as the drugstore operator's pharmacy services revenue swelled because of a long-term contract and new business.

• Small PBMs benefit from Express Scripts-Walgreen split

  By AP Staff Writer  |  February 7, 2012

  Citi Investment Research analysts said Tuesday that CVS Caremark Corp. and some smaller pharmacy benefits management companies should benefit in 2012 and 2013 from the split between Walgreen Co. and leading PBM Express Scripts Inc.

• CVS will pay $5M to end drug price investigation

  January 12, 2012

  CVS Caremark says it will pay $5 million to resolve allegations that one of its subsidiaries understated the price of several drugs on a Medicare website.

• Health Net sells Medicare unit to CVS for $160M

  January 9, 2012

  Health Net Inc. said Monday it will sell its Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug business to CVS Caremark for $160 million.