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☆ Trade Tracker: Jim Lebenthal selling CVS Health and NXP Semiconductors
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTrade Tracker: Jim Lebenthal selling CVS Health and NXP SemiconductorsJim Lebenthal, chief equity strategist at Cerity Partners, joins CNBC's 'Halftime Report' to explain why he's selling these two names.

Persons: Jim Lebenthal Organizations: CVS Health, Cerity Partners

A handful of stocks are entering or about to enter the worrisome so-called death cross. A death cross can also be indicative of a forthcoming bear market pattern. Intel Intel disappointed Wall Street's first-quarter expectations last week, when it posted a beat in earnings per share but came up light in revenue. McDonald's McDonald's has also drawn a death cross. CVS Health Unlike the other two names, CVS Health is nearing a death cross.

Persons: Wall Street's, Goldman Sachs, Toshiya Hari, McDonald's, Kevin Caliendo, Caliendo Organizations: Intel, CNBC, Intel Intel, Nvidia, CVS Health, CVS, UBS Locations: Gaza, mgt

☆ Thursday's analyst calls: Discount retailers upgraded, more good news for Carvana, tough outlook for CVS
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Thursday's analyst calls feature upgrades to discount retailers TJX and Burlington and used car outlet Carvana, while there was more bad news for CVS Health following a tough earnings report Wednesday. He also raised his price target to $130 from $70, or 49.2% above Wednesday's close price. He lowered his price target by $25 to $60, or just 5.6% higher from Wednesday's close price. Analyst Jay Sole also lifted his price target to $132 from $104, indicating nearly 41% upside from Wednesday's close. He raised his price target to $212 from $126, suggesting shares could gain 19.1% from where they closed Wednesday.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Joseph Moore, Moore, Samik Chatterjee, Chatterjee, Tal Liani, Liani, — Hakyung Kim, JPMorgan Carvana, Rajat Gupta, Gupta, Kevin Caliendo, Caliendo, Jay Sole, Sole, BURL, — Hakyung Kim —, Michael Bloom Organizations: CNBC, CVS Health, UBS, CVS, JPMorgan, Qualcomm, Wall Street, Samsung, Huawei, Edge, headwinds, " Bank of America, Microsoft, Burlington Discount, TJX Companies, Burlington Stores, Burlington Locations: Burlington, Carvana, CY24, seasonality, optionality, Maxx

☆ Wednesday’s rapid fire: AMD, Johnson & Johnson, CVS Health, Super Micro and Pinterest
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWednesday’s rapid fire: AMD, Johnson & Johnson, CVS Health, Super Micro and PinterestCNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday offered his latest thinking on the stocks of AMD, Johnson & Johnson, CVS Health, Super Micro and Pinterest.

Persons: CNBC’s Jim Cramer Organizations: AMD, Johnson, CVS Health, Wednesday

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Super Micro Computer, Starbucks, Pfizer and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Super Micro Computer — The server vendor dropped 15% after missing revenue expectations for its fiscal third quarter. However, Super Micro beat analysts' expectations for its adjusted earnings and hiked its revenue guidance for its fiscal 2024 year. Starbucks posted adjusted earnings of 68 cents per share on revenue of $8.56 billion. Pfizer now expects adjusted earnings of $2.15 to $2.35 per share for the full year, higher than its previous forecast of $2.05 to $2.25 per share. Yum Brands — The fast-food giant lost nearly 4% after it reported quarterly adjusted earnings and revenue that missed analysts' expectations.

Persons: Joseph Otting, —, Cowen, Skyworks, SiriusXM, Goldman Sachs, Powell, Estée Lauder —, Estée Lauder, Kraft Heinz, Pinterest's, Alex Harring, Yun Li, Lisa Kailai Han, Hakyung Kim, Michelle Fox Organizations: New York Community Bank, Super Micro, Starbucks, Pfizer, Apple, Amazon Web Services, CVS, Powell Industries, Wall, LSEG, Brands, KFC, Pizza, Taco, JPMorgan Locations: Houston, Taco Bell's

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Pfizer, CVS, Amazon, Starbucks and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Pfizer — Shares climbed more than 2% after New York City-based Pfizer beat Wall Street's first-quarter revenue forecast and raised its full-year profit guidance. CVS expects adjusted earnings of at least $7 per share for 2024, down from previous guidance of $8.30 per share. Analysts were expecting $8.28 per share, according to LSEG. A second-quarter revenue forecast also surpassed expectations, with Pinterest forecasting sales of $830 million to $850 million vs an LSEG consensus estimate of $827 million. Fiscal third-quarter revenue of $3.85 billion missed the Street's consensus estimate of $3.95 billion, according to LSEG.

Persons: Wall, Marriott, Estée Lauder, Estee Lauder, LSEG –, Kraft Heinz —, Powell, Macheel, Alex Harring, Sarah Min, Michelle Fox Organizations: Pfizer —, New, Pfizer, CVS, Marriott, LSEG, Starbucks, AMD —, AMD, Yum, KFC, Taco Bell, Powell Industries Locations: New York City, LSEG, Houston

☆ CVS posts big earnings miss, cuts profit outlook on higher medical costs
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

CVS Health on Wednesday reported first-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that missed expectations and slashed its full-year profit outlook, citing higher medical costs that are dogging the U.S. insurance industry. The drugstore chain expects 2024 adjusted earnings of at least $7 per share, down from a previous guidance of at least $8.30 per share. The company said its new outlook assumes that higher medical costs in its insurance business during the first quarter will persist throughout the year. Medicare Advantage, a privately run health insurance plan contracted by Medicare, has long been a key source of growth and profits for the insurance industry. Excluding certain items, such as amortization of intangible assets and capital losses, adjusted earnings per share were $1.31 for the quarter.

Persons: LSEG, Karen Lynch, Caremark, Tyson Foods, CVS's Caremark, Cuban's Organizations: CVS Health, CVS, Aetna, UnitedHealth, Medicare, LSEG, Blue, Amazon Pharmacy, Oak Street Health Locations: California

☆ Jim Cramer shares his thoughts on AMD, Johnson & Johnson, CVS Health, Super Micro and Pinterest
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CVS Health : Shares tumbled 18% after the company's first-quarter results fell short of Wall Street estimates. "It's just a bad business," Cramer said, noting CVS faces headwinds in both its drugstore and insurance businesses. Super Micro Computer : Shares plunged nearly 18% after the AI server maker's fiscal third-quarter revenue slightly missed estimates. The decline comes despite Super Micro raising its full-year sales guidance. Pinterest : Shares jumped more than 20% after the social media company's first-quarter sales and adjusted earnings topped expectations.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Johnson, Cramer, Pinterest, It's Organizations: CNBC, Club, AMD, CVS, Super Micro

☆ S&P 500 futures fall as Wall Street braces for Fed rate decision: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

S&P 500 futures slipped Tuesday night as investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve's rate policy decision. Futures linked to the broad market index slipped 0.22%, while Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 0.42%. During Tuesday's main trading session, the Dow and S&P 500 both shed more than 1%. Bond yields jumped after the first quarter's employment cost index came in higher than anticipated, reigniting worries that the Fed will keep interest rates high. "The concern is that the Fed will definitely be slower to lower interest rates," said CFRA chief investment strategist Sam Stovall.

Persons: reigniting, Dow, Jerome Powell, Sam Stovall, Kraft Heinz, DoorDash Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial, Amazon, Dow, Traders, Fed, Pfizer, Kraft, CVS Health, Qualcomm Locations: New York City

Walmart opened its first Walmart Health clinic in Georgia in 2019, and then gradually opened more clinics next door to its big-box stores. Walmart struggled with high executive turnover and cycled through numerous leaders of Walmart Health. Going forward, Walmart will return to the health services it offered before the Walmart Health push: It will continue to operate its thousands of pharmacies and vision centers. Walmart Health marks the latest failed push into health care by a high-profile company, following the disbandment of a joint venture between JPMorgan Chase , Berkshire Hathaway and Amazon in 2021. Meanwhile, Amazon 's health clinic operator One Medical now has more than 125 locations nationwide.

Persons: Brett Biggs, Doug McMillon, Berkshire Hathaway, Walgreens Organizations: Walmart Health, Walmart, CNBC, CVS, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, Walgreens Locations: Sugar, Arkansas , Florida, Georgia , Illinois, Texas, U.S, Georgia, Florida

☆ 12 portfolio companies report earnings in the week ahead. What we want to hear from each
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

The action quickly and sharply reversed back to the upside Friday after blowout earnings reports from Alphabet and Microsoft . In the week ahead, earnings are likely to drive the action again, though we'll get a few important macroeconomic reports. Earnings: We've got the biggest week of the earnings season ahead of us, with 12 Club holdings set to report. Eli Lilly 's report Tuesday morning continues to be all about sales of type-2 diabetes treatment Mounjaro and weight-loss drug Zepbound. In DuPont 's report Wednesday morning, we're looking for a continued rebound in its semiconductor business following a sequential increase last quarter.

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☆ The Fed will be the main event in the week ahead that includes a jobs report, more tech earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

On top of that, the latest U.S. jobs market scorecard will be released along with more mega-cap earnings. This week, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield briefly climbed above 4.7% for the first time since November. That's down sharply from the six or seven rate cuts investors were anticipating coming into the year. April jobs Investors will also get an update on the labor picture next week, with the release of the April nonfarm payrolls report set for Friday. Corporate earnings season will also ramp up in the week ahead with a slew of consumer-facing companies set to report.

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☆ A CVS Health pharmacy in Vegas becomes first to join new national pharmacy union
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A CVS Omicare pharmacy in Las Vegas has become the first location to join a new national pharmacy union, a milestone as organizers try to help thousands of U.S. pharmacy workers address what they call unsafe working conditions. Nearly 30 pharmacy staff at the Las Vegas branch of CVS's Omnicare won their union election on Thursday by a landslide margin of 87% to 13%. Those workers now join The Pharmacy Guild, which will represent them in labor negotiations with CVS. The Pharmacy Guild will now work to strike a union contract with CVS to address the concerns of Omnicare workers in Las Vegas. The Pharmacy Guild is seeing momentum build in other parts of the country.

Persons: CVS's Omnicare, Shane Jerominski, Jerominski Organizations: CVS, Las, Pharmacy, CNBC, IAM Healthcare, Walgreens, Rite - Locations: Las Vegas, CVS's, Nevada, Rhode Island

☆ Final Trades: AppLovin, Freeport-McMoRan and CVS Health
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFinal Trades: AppLovin, Freeport-McMoRan and CVS HealthThe Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.

Organizations: CVS, Investment Locations: Freeport, McMoRan

☆ Big corporations are quietly taking over your medical practice. Some doctors and experts say it's ruining healthcare.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

UnitedHealth Group struck a deal in March to buy the nine-state doctor group of the struggling hospital system Steward Health Care. AdvertisementDoctors are hot commoditiesIt's tough to lump the many buyers of medical practices together, as they're pursuing different strategies. Insurers like UnitedHealthcare and CVS' Aetna are required by federal law to spend most of the money they collect in premiums on medical care. Plus, running a modern medical practice is expensive, requiring investments in staffing, technology, and electronic health records. Advertisement"The corporate practice of medicine is the reason why healthcare costs are out of control," Li said.

Persons: —, UnitedHealth's Optum, That's, UnitedHealth, there's, They're, Farzad Mostashari, UnitedHealth's chokehold, Chas Roades, Yashaswini Singh, Singh, Roades, Nick Jones, they're, Optum, Jones, Mitch Li, Li, Michelle Cooke, Cooke, she's, Ben Bowman, Bowman Organizations: Service, UnitedHealth, Health Care, CVS Health, Walgreens, Physicians, Research, US Justice Department, CVS, Aetna, Brown University, Harvard Medical School, Oregon Medical Group, JAMA, Amazon, The Washington Post, Federal Trade Commission, US Department of Justice, Department of Health, Human Services, Oregon State, Corvallis Clinic Locations: Oregon, New York, UnitedHealth, Optum, California, The, Atlanta

☆ Michael Bloomberg is worth an estimated $106 billion — but you won't find him on the Bloomberg rich list
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-07 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe release of Forbes' annual rundown of the world's billionaires has underlined a glaring omission from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Michael Bloomberg himself. Forbes ranked the 82-year-old Bloomberg LP founder in 12th place with an estimated $106 billion fortune as of March 8. Based on Forbes' wealth estimate, Bloomberg would be in joint 12th position with Michael Dell (also $106 billion) as of Thursday. Related storiesThe Bloomberg Index's methodology explains why the boss is missing: "Bloomberg News editorial policy is to not cover Bloomberg LP. As a result, Michael Bloomberg, the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP, isn't considered for this ranking."

Persons: —, Michael Bloomberg, Sergey Brin, Amancio Ortega, Carlos Slim Helu, Michael Dell, isn't, Forbes, Jensen Huang, Salomon Brothers, He's Organizations: Service, Forbes, Bloomberg, Business, Nvidia, Waltons, CVS Health, GM, New York City's Locations: Inditex, New York

☆ Many CVS drug plans will cover over-the-counter birth control pill at no cost
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CVS Health on Thursday said its drug plans will cover the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S. at no cost for many health plan sponsors, a decision that could open the door for more people to prevent unintended pregnancies without a prescription. The company's pharmacy benefit manager, CVS Caremark, said the pill will be added to its preventive services oral contraceptives list and will be covered at zero cost for many sponsors. Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, maintain lists of drugs covered by health insurance plans and negotiate drug discounts with manufacturers. It marks the first time that many U.S. residents are able to buy birth control pills over the counter, the same way they would purchase common pills like Tylenol or Advil. The drug could significantly expand availability of contraception, especially for younger women and those in rural and underserved communities who often have trouble getting access to birth control methods.

Persons: Opill, Biden, Wade Organizations: CVS, CVS Caremark, CNBC, Pharmacy, Drug Administration Locations: San Anselmo , California, U.S, Perrigo

☆ Exclusive: Electronic prescribing giant Surescripts is exploring a sale
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | Blake Dodge | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Surescripts is up for sale and has hired a bank to search for potential buyers, including private equity firms. The company dominates electronic prescribing, processing 2.5 billion prescriptions in 2023. Surescripts, the healthcare technology company that facilitates most electronic prescribing in the US, is exploring a sale, Business Insider has learned. The privately-held company hired healthcare investment bank TripleTree and is looking for potential buyers, including private equity firms, according to two people with knowledge of the deal. Surescripts, formed by a merger in 2008, has long dominated e-prescribing, providing the connectivity that allows doctors to send prescriptions from their electronic health records to pharmacies.

Persons: Surescripts Organizations: CVS Health, Business

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, GE Vernova, UnitedHealth Group and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla — Tesla shares sank more than 6% after the electric vehicle maker reported an 8.5% year-over-year decline in deliveries in the first quarter. GE Vernova — Shares jumped more than 3% after GE Vernova started trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday under the ticker "GEV," following its spinoff from General Electric. Shares of GE Aerospace , which was formerly General Electric and is keeping the "GE" ticker symbol, gained roughly 1%. Figs — Shares of the health-care apparel maker slipped 6.2% following a Bank of America downgrade to underperform from neutral. Horton — The homebuilder's shares slipped 3.7%.

Persons: PVH, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Blackstone, Nextracker, Horton —, Wedbush, Horton, Brent Bowman, Tim Cabral, —, Sarah Min, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin Organizations: GE, —, GE Vernova, New York Stock Exchange, General Electric, GE Aerospace, SLB, CVS, Health, Medicare, Medicaid Services, CVS Health, UnitedHealth, Endeavor, Silver, Blackstone —, UBS, Barclays, Bank of America, Veeva Locations: Europe, D.R

☆ Health insurer stocks slide as final Medicare Advantage rates disappoint
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Shares of U.S. health insurers fell Tuesday after the Biden administration didn't boost payments for private Medicare plans as much as the insurance industry and investors had hoped. Shares of CVS Health fell more than 8% on Tuesday, while UnitedHealth Group 's stock slid nearly 7%. Shares of Elevance Health dropped more than 3% and Centene 's stock fell 6%. Meanwhile, Humana 's stock fell more than 10%. The health-care giant is far more dependent on those private Medicare plans, known as Medicare Advantage, than its rivals.

Persons: Biden, Humana Organizations: Humana Inc, CVS Health, Elevance Health Locations: Louisville , Kentucky, U.S

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: PVH, UnitedHealth, CVS Health, ChampionX and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

PVH — Shares of the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger parent tanked more than 21% on weak revenue guidance for the first quarter and full year. Humana , UnitedHealth — Health insurance managed care stocks declined after the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced rates for the 2025 calendar year will increase 3.7%, as previously proposed. Humana shed 9.6%, while CVS Health tanked 5.3%. GE Aerospace — General Electric shares ticked higher by 0.6% after the company completed spinning off its energy business from its aerospace business. GE Vernova will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange at market open under the ticker GEV, while General Electric — which becomes GE Aerospace — will keep the GE ticker symbol.

Persons: Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Estee Lauder —, Estee Lauder, Blackstone — Blackstone, —, Sarah Min, Hakyung Kim, Jesse Pound Organizations: Center, Medicare, Services, CVS, UnitedHealth, Citi, Blackstone, UBS, Trump Media, Technology, Truth, Bank of America, GE Aerospace — General Electric, GE Vernova, New York Stock Exchange, General, GE Aerospace, GE, SLB Locations: Europe

☆ S&P 500 futures are little changed Monday evening: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 1, 2024. Futures tied to the S&P 500 were little changed Monday night after the broad market index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped to begin April. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures each dipped lower by less than 0.1%. Futures tied to the 30-stock Dow slipped 118 points, or 0.3%, as shares of UnitedHealth fell. To conclude Monday's session, the Dow fell nearly 241 points, or 0.6%, while the S&P 500 slid 0.2%.

Persons: Dow, UnitedHealth, David Miller, — Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Medicare, Services, Humana, CVS Health, Federal Reserve, Catalyst Capital Advisors, CNBC, Labor, Survey Locations: UnitedHealth

☆ Medicare can now cover certain weight loss drugs in a big step for patients
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-21 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Medicare can start covering certain weight loss drugs for the first time — as long as they are approved for an added health benefit, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Thursday. Medicare prescription drug plans administered by private insurers, known as Part D, currently cannot cover those drugs for weight loss alone. A provision of a 2003 law established that Medicare Part D plans can't cover drugs used for weight loss, but the program does cover obesity screening, behavioral counseling and bariatric surgery. A CMS spokesperson told CNBC last week that Medicaid programs would be required to cover Wegovy specifically for its new cardiovascular use. Around 1 in 5 state Medicaid programs currently cover GLP-1 drugs for weight loss.

Persons: Ozempic, Eli Lilly Organizations: Novo Nordisk, Medicare, Centers, Services, Drug, Food and Drug Administration, CVS, Aetna, International Foundation of Employee, CNBC, FDA Locations: London, Britain, U.S

☆ Weight loss drug Wegovy is now approved for heart health — but that won't mean broad insurance coverage just yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

The blockbuster drug — one of a handful of weight loss treatments to skyrocket in popularity over the last year — is now approved in the U.S. for heart health, too. The spokesperson added that state Medicaid programs would be required to cover Wegovy for its new cardiovascular use. But Gremminger said the standard of care for the long-term use of weight loss drugs is "in flux." State employees will no longer have insurance coverage for GLP-1s when used for weight loss at the beginning of next month. Both drugmakers have launched programs to help patients, with or without commercial insurance coverage, afford their weight loss treatments.

Persons: Klesty, John Crable, Wegovy, Jaime Almandoz, Joe Buglewicz, Shawn Gremminger, Hartley, Gremminger, Dale Folwell, We've, Folwell, Phelan M, Eli Lilly, Ceci Connolly, Julie Stich Organizations: Reuters, Novo Nordisk, CNBC, Medicare, Services, FDA, CVS, Aetna, International Foundation of Employee, Drug Administration, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Washington Post, Getty, National Alliance of Healthcare, Taft, Nordisk, Nordisk's Ozempic, GOP, Carolina, Republican Governors Association, AP, Alliance of Community Health, U.S . Health, IFEBP, BMI Locations: U.S, Novo, Dallas, North Carolina, Orlando , Florida

☆ Amazon, CVS, and Walgreens went all in on primary care. Their bets are bleeding money.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In the past several years, Amazon, CVS Health, and Walgreens each spent billions to own primary-care companies. CVS bought Oak Street Health. Here's how the bets that Amazon, CVS, and Walgreens made are playing out. CVS is building more Oak Street clinics despite lossesAn Oak Street Health location in Elgin, Illinois during its grand opening. CVS is hoping to help Oak Street clinics get profitable quicker by driving more patients their way.

Persons: Andy Jassy, Thos Robinson, It's, JP Morgan, Berkshire Hathaway, Business Insider's Eugene Kim, Kim, they've, it's, VillageMD hasn't, Jefferies, Brian Tanquilut, Tanquilut, Lydia Ramsey, Mike Pykosz, Pykosz, Aetna, Michael Cherny Organizations: CVS Health, Walgreens, Amazon, CVS, Oak Street Health, Business, Aetna, Medical, Washington Post, Summit Health, Oak, Health Locations: Oak, VillageMD, Haven, Florida, Elgin , Illinois

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