• More than eight retail chains will require facial coverings in their stores in Florida and throughout the United States starting Monday. At least three more big box stores will be added to this list on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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• A new service being offered in The Villages could give a whole new meaning to catching a buzz. Drugstore chain CVS and the United Parcel Service will start medication delivery by drone in Florida’s largest retirement community May 4. The Federal Aviation Administration granted permission last year to use drones that can carry up to 5 pounds as far as 12 miles for commercial applications. The service has been in testing phase since October, but it could be invaluable to people in quarantine now. Much is being made of the convenience of this healthcare innovation. Deservedly so. But as with all technological leaps forward, it’s a good idea for users to stop and consider the unintended, or undesirable, consequences. Ingenious …
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• Seminole and Lake Counties allege companies including Purdue Pharma marketed prescription opioids as safe pain management, while others including Walgreens and CVS didn’t restrict the sale of these drugs.
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• Economist Juliette Cubanksi says the merger might be balanced out by other factors that are new to the Medicare market in 2019.
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• Some say CVS shouldn’t get tax credits to bring 500 new jobs to Orange County.
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• CVS Health has agreed to pay a $22 million settlement for the unlawful distribution of prescription drugs. The U.S. Attorney’s Office reached the settlement after a federal crackdown at two Sanford pharmacies.
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• In February, CVS said it would stop selling tobacco products, despite the profits they brought the company. Now cigarettes in the company’s stores are history.
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