Adds former UnitedHealth exec. to run Aetna

CVS names former UnitedHealth exec to run Aetna, shares jump
CVS Health on Wednesday named Steve Nelson, a former UnitedHealth insurance head, to run its Aetna business, where rising medical costs in the third quarter caused the company to preannounce an earnings miss last month.
CVS Taps Ex-UnitedHealth Executive for Aetna, Skips Guidance
CVS Health Corp.’s new Chief Executive Officer David Joyner offered investors no guidance on the company’s expected financial performance for 2024 or 2025 in Wednesday’s earnings report, the first of his tenure.
CVS holds back guidance as it outlines plan to right the ship at Aetna
CVS did not release formal guidance for 2024 as part of its earnings call on Wednesday morning as it continues to navigate headwinds at the insurance business. | CVS did not release formal guidance for 2024 as part of its earnings call on Wednesday morning as it continues to navigate headwinds at the insurance business.
CVS Names Former UnitedHealth Executive as Head of Aetna
CVS said a former top UnitedHealth Group executive, Steve Nelson, 66, will lead Aetna effective Wednesday. The health conglomerate is betting on an insurance-industry veteran from
CVS taps former UnitedHealth exec to lead Aetna, reports Q3 earnings
CVS Health has named Prem Shah as group president and Steve Nelson as the president of Aetna, effective Nov. 6. Both will report to CVS President and CEO David Joyner. The company also reported a major drop in third-quarter earnings,
CVS taps ex-UnitedHealth exec as Aetna president, skips guidance
CVS announced Steve Nelson, former CEO of UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s insurance division, as president for its troubled Aetna insurance unit.
CVS Health gains after Q3 beat; adds former UnitedHealth exec. to run Aetna
CVS Health (CVS) stock gains as company reports better than expected Q3 2024 revenue and names former UnitedHealth (UNH) executive as head of Aetna. Read more here.
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