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Byline: TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer

24 Jul

UnitedHealth says it is under a federal investigation and cooperating

published on July 24, 2025 - 2:28 PM

UnitedHealth Group says it is cooperating with federal criminal and civil investigations involving its market-leading Medicare business. The health care

06 May

What customers can expect as Rite Aid closes or sells all its drugstores

published on May 6, 2025 - 2:48 PM

Rite Aid customers can expect their local store to close or change ownership in the next few months, as the

03 Dec

Nearly 30% of US drugstores closed in one decade, study shows

published on December 3, 2024 - 2:36 PM

Nearly three out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021, new research

04 Oct

Helene damaged a factory that makes IV fluids

published on October 4, 2024 - 2:42 PM

The fallout from storm damage to a North Carolina factory that makes critical hospital supplies will be felt broadly and

20 Sep

High insulin prices spur a federal lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managers

published on September 20, 2024 - 2:13 PM

The federal government is suing some big pharmacy benefit managers over a system of drug rebates that regulators say has

27 Jun

Walgreens to take a hard look at underperforming stores, could shutter hundreds more

published on June 27, 2024 - 3:11 PM

Walgreens is finalizing a plan to fix its U.S. business that could result in closing hundreds of additional stores over

23 Apr

UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been taken in Change cyberattack

published on April 23, 2024 - 3:28 PM

UnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover a “substantial portion of people in America” may have been taken

05 Apr

J&J to pump another $13B into its MedTech business with Shockwave deal

published on April 5, 2024 - 1:52 PM

Johnson & Johnson is pumping more money into heart care with a roughly $13 billion deal for Shockwave Medical, which

20 Dec

Rite Aid banned from facial recognition tech use for 5 years after faulty theft targeting in stores

published on December 20, 2023 - 2:29 PM

Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition technology for five years over allegations that its surveillance system was

18 Oct

Employer-sponsored health coverage costs jumped this year. More hikes may be coming

published on October 18, 2023 - 2:06 PM

The cost of health coverage through work jumped this year, in part because of inflation, according to a survey of