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Two women, one inside her home, were killed in a shooting in Arima. A businessman was shot dead outside his pharmacy in Aranguez. And a Couva man was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting at a car wash.The killings happened in separate incidents across the country on Tuesday night.And at daybreak on Wednesday, another drive-by…
A rede âCVS Pharmacyâ anuncia a instalação de cofres com retardo em toda a Flórida para evitar assaltos Todas as 838 âCVS Pharmacyâ na Flórida instalaram cofres com retardos para impedir o roubo de medicamentos controlados â o que representa uma ameaça à s comunidades. Assaltos à mão armada ocorrem nas farmácias Da Redação â Para…
BusinessProfits at grocery chain Metro increased by more than 10 per cent in the second quarter, as higher sales in the company food division and pharmacy unit boosted the bottom line.Company says margins on food have declined this yearCBC News · Posted: Apr 19, 2023 9:22 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 hours agoProfit at…
Elevance Health is focusing on healthcare services to offset declines in its employer health benefits segment, executives said Wednesday. The company, which operates Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in 14 states, on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $2.8 billion, or $8.30 per share, a 16.6% year-over-year increase. Quarterly revenue increased 10.5% to $41.8 billion, driven by membership growth among exchange, Medicaid and…
DARIEN… if you benefit from breaking the law, the FID will utilise POCA to remove that benefit A St Andrew businessman who was convicted of breaching the Pharmacy Act has been fined $6.4 million under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), the Financial Investigations Division (FID) revealed on Monday. According to the FID, the case…
Mental healthcare providers are battling an ever-growing psychiatric crisis in pediatric care. This comes amidst an unprecedented youth mental health epidemic that has left millions of teens and young adults both over-medicated and under-resourced. Earlier this year, the CDC reported that teenagers are facing the highest levels of sadness and sexual violence in a decade.…
It’s no secret that drug prices in the U.S. are significantly higher than in other countries. About a quarter of U.S. adults surveyed last year by the Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll reported not filling a prescription, taking a partial dose, or skipping doses altogether because of the cost. “We see patients who can’t…
Leading pharmacy benefit management companies are launching “pass-through” payment plans to confront growing concerns that health insurance companies, employers, government programs and patients are overpaying for prescription drugs. Cigna’s Express Scripts is marketing a new, “fully transparent” pricing option called ClearCareRx, which will allow employers, insurers and government programs to pay a flat monthly fee…
Chavelle Mitcham and her unborn baby died in a highway crash in Couva yesterday morning.Mitcham’s Suzuki Swift sub-compact crashed into a light pole around 7.45 a.m. while she was driving north along the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway.Mitcham, a pharmacy technician who lived at Sobo Circular Road, Chinese Village, died while being treated at the Couva…
