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Workers at the company's call centers in six states are calling for more affordable health care, a living wage of at least $25 an hour and the ability to organize their union free from intimidation.
Following a nationwide pharmacy walkout a few weeks ago, thousands of pharmacy staff from CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid are in the midst of a 3-day walkout that began on Monday to push the companies to add more staff.
The Labor Department proposed new rules on Tuesday that would ensure financial advisors make recommendations "in the saver's best interest" and not sell them lower-returning products in order to maximize their own fees.
Doctors, researchers and patient advocates are cautiously optimistic about the liquid biopsy test that screens for more than 50 types of cancers, however, 62% of people who got positive results in a Lancet study didn't have cancer.
Lawmakers took the first step last week to address longstanding issues with how much Medicare should pay doctors, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed a 3.3% cut to Medicare payments for 2024.
Even before Rite Aid filed bankruptcy a few weeks ago, CVS and Walgreens had already announced store closures over the past two years, all of which will leave millions of consumers without easy access to their medications.
For a monthly fee, GNC Health is offering members low-cost virtual health care for urgent conditions, primary care appointments, mental health, physical therapy, and $0 prescription medications.