CVS Health Mixed Third-Quarter Results
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•CVS posts mixed results, holds off on guidance in Joyner's first earnings report as CEO
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It's CEO David Joyner's first earnings report at the helm of the troubled retail drugstore chain.
The company expects elevated medical costs to continue to pressure its performance this year .
CVS named a new president for its health insurer, Aetna , effective immediately.
CVS 's health services division processed 484.1 million pharmacy claims during the quarter , down from 579.6 million during the year-ago period.
Pharmacy and consumer wellness division booked $32.42 billion in sales for the third quarter , up 12% from the same period a year earlier .
The increase was partly driven by increased prescription volume.
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