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Cigna, CVS bolster EpiPen rivals

Cigna has stopped coverage for $600 EpiPens and CVS Pharmacy has dramatically lowered prices for a competing device with a different brand name.

By Cassandra PollockJan. 16, 2017, 11:00 p.m. CentralUpdated Jan. 16, 2017, 11:00 p.m. Central

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Cigna, CVS bolster EpiPen rivals

by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
January 16, 2017

<h1>Cigna, CVS bolster EpiPen rivals</h1>
<p class="byline">by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune <br />January 16, 2017</p>
<p>The health insurance company Cigna&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/12/cigna-drops-name-brand-epipen-while-cvs-offers-generic-for-100.html">stopped coverage for $600 EpiPens</a> and pharmacy chain CVS dramatically lowered prices for a competing device with a different brand name, dealing a blow to the EpiPen maker Mylan. (CNBC)</p>
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Cigna, CVS bolster EpiPen rivals

Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
January 16, 2017

The health insurance company Cigna stopped coverage for $600 EpiPens and pharmacy chain CVS dramatically lowered prices for a competing device with a different brand name, dealing a blow to the EpiPen maker Mylan. (CNBC)

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