I've written about health care for three decades, starting from my native Iowa where I covered the presidential campaign bus rides of Bill and Hillary Clinton through the Hawkeye state talking health reform and the economy. I have covered the rise, fall and rise again of health reform, chronicling national trends as well as the influence of Barack and Michelle Obama from Chicago's South Side on changes to the U.S. health system from my base in Chicago. I am the author of the book, 'Inside Obamac
the drugstore giant’s new chief executive officer as soon as Wednesday, according to sources close to the pharmacy chain. In this photo, a business sign hangs over the entrance to a Walgreens pharmacy and store in Alexandria, Virginia. Walgreens Boots Alliance will name will name former Express Scripts chief executive Tim Wentworth as the drugstore giant’s new chief executive officer, according to sources close to the pharmacy chain.
Wentworth, who led Express Scripts through its acquisition by Cigna in 2018, is well known in the healthcare industry, which is what Walgreens had hoped to hire in replacing Rosalind Brewer as the drugstore giant’s top executive. Brewer resigned last month and Walgreens board said it wanted to replace her with an executive with healthcare experience.
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