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| Gary Nuzzi |
Gary Nuzzi, who was senior VP and PA practice lead at Adfero, has joined CVS Health as VP-PA at the Woonsocket, RI-based pharmacy chain and health benefits provider.
His role is to tell the CVS Health story to policymakers and influencers.
Nuzzi spent a decade at Adfero, joining the DC-headquartered shop as director of interactive services.
Prior to Adfero, he worked at Burson-Marsteller and was an online communications specialist at The Brookings Institution.
CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch reported an 11 percent jump in first-half revenues to $158M. Net income rose by five percent to $5.3M.
The company completed the $70B acquisition of Aetna Inc. in November 2018. It is one of the largest deals in the healthcare sector.
Jim Weiss, founder & chairman of Real Chemistry, has joined the board of ICR Inc. as it steps up its healthcare capital markets offering.
Ruder Finn has hired Kelly Yoder, who spent a dozen years at Weber Shandwick rising to North America health lead, as managing director, global head of health & life sciences.
ICR has named John Capodanno head of US healthcare corporate communications and Matthew Willey managing director in its medical technology and diagnostics practice. 
April is National Minority Health Month, spotlighting the urgency to improve health outcomes in communities of color.
In a recent conversation about the evolving media landscape, Doug Simon, CEO of D S Simon Media, spoke with Campbell O’Connor, Group Director, Media & Engagement at Real Chemistry, about how AI is influencing media relations and healthcare communications.
