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CVS Health

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Pharmacy and healthcare company operating retail pharmacies and pharmacy benefit management services.

Last updated April 26, 2026

Reasons to avoid

Issues span:OtherLaborConsumerPrivacy
  1. DOJ lawsuit alleging CVS knowingly filled excessive and unlawful opioid prescriptions, "feeding dependence and addiction."U.S. Department of Justice2023-08-02
  2. $5 billion settlement for role in the opioid crisis, accused of filling prescriptions without legitimate medical purpose.California Attorney General2022-11-02
  3. Chronic understaffing leading to 22% prescription error rate and employee walkouts over brutal working conditions.HR Grapevine2024-02-08
  4. $38 million settlement for fraudulently overbilling federal healthcare programs for insulin pens from 2010-2020.Fierce Healthcare2024-01-01
  5. Alleged misuse of patient data for lobbying, potentially violating HIPAA privacy rules.HIPAA Times2024-01-01

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