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CVS' new pricing plan isn't exactly a breakthrough

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:37:07 GMT

CVS Health excitedly announced Tuesday that it will change how it reimburses pharmacies for sales of prescription drugs to introduce more transparency to the market.It presented the change, which won't be implemented until 2025, as a breakthrough for customers.Prem Shah, CVS' chief pharmacy officer, said in a statement that the switch represents "a foundational step towards more pricing clarity for consumers."That remains to be seen.Currently, pharmacy reimbursement reflects the opaque pricing of industry middlemen who may pay little heed to how much a drug actually costs. This popular condiment could boost your memory Under CVS' new plan, reimbursements will be based on a drug's wholesale price, with a set markup for customers and a set fee for middlemen.Which is to say, CVS will operate pretty much how most other businesses have been operating for centuries -- adding a profit margin to wholesale costs.So the new approach isn't so much revolutionary as a fallback to a business mo...

LAX is among the worst airport to have a layover at, data suggests

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:37:07 GMT

Traveling during the holiday season can be stressful in and of itself, and layovers – whether planned or unplanned – can make or break your journey. Whether it’s a short layover that forces you to sprint through the terminal or a long layover that seems to go on forever, certain U.S. airports are better suited for layovers than others, new data suggest. Researchers with MarketWatch Guides analyzed 20 different metrics, ranging from food and beverage prices to how easy it is to log in to the airport’s WiFi, to determine which major airports provide the best overall layover experience, plus the top layover spots for frequent fliers and families. For more information on MarketWatch Guide's metrics, click here.  Spirit Airlines offers $20 flights for Black Friday The data found that the overall best airport to be stuck in is George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, which had high ratings in food and beverage choice, shop selection and stores per passenger per hour. “...

Boy Scouts honor Sprig Electric founder with a hoedown at Levi’s Stadium

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:37:07 GMT

The Distinguished Citizen Dinner, a fundraiser for the Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council of the Boy Scouts of America, has recently tended to lean into the personality of the honoree. There have been rock ‘n’ roll shows, carnivals and art-oriented soirees. So to honor Spring Electric founder Pepper Snyder, it made sense that the 49th annual event at Levi’s Stadium was a regular hoedown.There were cowboy boots and hats galore, lots of denim and quite a bit of fringe on display from the 275 guests at the stadium’s swanky BNY Mellon Club. And in case the message wasn’t received that Snyder, the longtime president of the Grassland Water District in Los Banos, didn’t want some stuffy dinner in his honor, the event was rebranded as the Distinguished Citizen Party.Country music singer and songwriter Mitch Rossell performs at Levi’s Stadium for the Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council of the Boy Scouts of America’s Distinguished Citizen Party...

San Lorenzo family party leads to attempted murder charges for one attendee

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:37:07 GMT

SAN LORENZO — A 31-year-old Oakland man is facing charges of attempted murder and more after he allegedly responded to a request to leave a family party by using his car to run down four women, breaking one woman’s leg, according to authorities and court records.In addition to four counts of attempted murder in the incident late last month, Leandro Angelo Torres is also charged with four counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in serious bodily injury.He was arrested Nov. 29 and is being held without bail at Santa Rita Jail.According to court records, at the time of the latest incident, Torres was on probation in Alameda County for a February 2022 conviction of shooting at an unoccupied vehicle. He is scheduled to enter a plea Thursday.According to authorities, Torres got into a disruptive dispute at a family party on Nov. 25 in the 16000 block of Via Alamitos in San Lorenzo and was asked to leave.He did, but...

Single-family home in Oakland sells for $2.2 million

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:37:07 GMT

901 Longridge Road – Google Street ViewThe spacious historic property located in the 900 block of Longridge Road in Oakland was sold on Oct. 11, 2023. The $2,200,000 purchase price works out to $791 per square foot. The house, built in 1926, has an interior space of 2,780 square feet. This two-story house offers a roomy layout with five bedrooms and three bathrooms. On the exterior, the home features composition shingles on the roof. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. In addition, the home comes with a one-car garage.Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby:A 1,858-square-foot home on the 900 block of Rosemount Road in Oakland sold in June 2022, for $1,800,000, a price per square foot of $969. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Longridge Road, Oakland, in July 2023, a 2,285-square-foot home was sold for $1,875,000, a price per square foot of $821. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In October 2022, a 2,267-square-foot home on Northvale Road in ...

49ers add Super Bowl champ Logan Ryan; cut running back Ty Davis-Price

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:37:07 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Safety Logan Ryan, a two-time Super Bowl champion, could be headed for a third ring now that he has signed with the 49ers.The NFC West-leading 49ers (9-3) signed Ryan on Tuesday. Running back Ty Davis-Price, a 2022 third-round draft pick, was waived in a corresponding move.Ryan brings veteran experience for a unit lacking depth following last month’s injuries to Talanoa Hufanga (knee) and George Odum (biceps).Rookie Ji’Ayir Brown replaced Hufanga in the starting lineup the past two games to pair with veteran Tashaun Gipson Sr.Ryan, 32, won the Super Bowl with the 2014 New England Patriots as a second-year reserve and he started on their 2016 championship team that rallied in the Super Bowl to defeat the Atlanta Falcons and offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, now the 49ers’ coach. Ryan went on to play three seasons with the Tennessee Titans, two with the New York Giants, and last season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, for whom he made a season-hi...

Warriors: Chris Paul, Andrew Wiggins probable to play against Portland

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:37:07 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Chris Paul and Andrew Wiggins are expected to play Wednesday against the Portland Trail Blazers, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said.Paul, 38, sat out the Warriors’ last two games against the Los Angeles Clippers with a left leg nerve contusion that sidelined him early in the Warriors’ meltdown loss to the Sacramento Kings last week. Wiggins, 28, sat out the two Clippers games after slamming his index finger in a car door on Thursday morning.Both came out unscathed after a Tuesday practice, which included a light scrimmage, Kerr said.The Warriors split their two-game home-and-home series with Clippers, their loss in Los Angeles the product of a blown 22-point lead in the second half. But in Paul, Wiggins and Gary Payton II’s injury absences emerged an opportunity for bench players who’d fallen out of the rotation to shine.Payton is out with a strained calf suffered in Sacramento until at least Thursday, though his absence could be longer.The ...

Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut plane engines indicted on 84 charges

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:37:07 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of attempting to shut down the engines of a plane mid-flight was indicted on 84 charges on Tuesday, the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office announced.Joseph Emerson, 44, was indicted by a grand jury on one count of endangering aircraft and 83 counts of recklessly endangering another person. Federal documents show on Oct. 22, Emerson had been riding in the flight deck jumpseat – not piloting the plane – when a pilot saw him “throw his headset across the cockpit and announce, ‘I am not okay’…before allegedly grabbing the plane’s engine shut-off handles.” Satellite images: Developing ‘Pineapple Express’ hits Pacific Northwest The pilot told investigators he wrestled with Emerson to stop him, adding that if he had been successful, “it would have shut down the hydraulics and the fuel to the engines – turning the aircraft into a glider within seconds.”When Emerson was out of the cockpit, flight attendant...

Christmas trees stolen from Dublin tree lot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:37:07 GMT

(KRON) -- Thieves stole three to four Christmas trees from a tree lot in Dublin, KRON4 has confirmed. The suspects hopped the fence at Alpine Christmas Trees overnight this week and stole about $500 worth of trees, according to a since-deleted post on Nextdoor. 3 Bay Area cities named among CA towns with most holiday spirit The tree lot owners believe the perpetrators fled on foot with the trees. A few of the trees that were taken were abandoned nearby, according to an employee of the lot.Alpine Christmas Trees is located at 4441 Tassajara Road, according to its Facebook page. The lot carries "freshly cut Noble Fir, Normann Fir, Douglas Fir and Grand Fir expedited from Oregon," according to a Nextdoor post that replaced the one reporting the tree theft.KRON On is streaming live news now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: ab...

Descartes Systems: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:37:07 GMT

WATERLOO, Ontario (AP) — WATERLOO, Ontario (AP) — The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (DSGX) on Tuesday reported earnings of $26.6 million in its fiscal third quarter.The Waterloo, Ontario-based company said it had net income of 31 cents per share.The logistics provider posted revenue of $144.7 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on DSGX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/DSGXSource