The Pharmacy Guild recently launched and aims to create the first national pharmacy union in the U.S. But it has a difficult road ahead going up against giants like Walgreens and CVS. Still, its organizers expect the union to be successful.
The company promoted new leadership with the departure of the heads of its Pharmacy and Caremark divisions. Dr. Alan Lotvin, who spent several years heading up Caremark's specialty drug efforts, was promoted to president of CVS Caremark.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.