Experts analyze Aetna, CVS merger

CVS agreed to acquire Aetna for $69 billion over the weekend in a proposed deal that The Washington Post said is the biggest health-care merger announced in more than a year. CVS announced that as part of this merger, it planned to turn CVS stores into community medical hubs for basic procedures and primary care.
A health policy expert told Healio Family Medicine that the merger could offer benefits to patients, but with caveats.
“Preferred provider relationships with a large, nationwide pharmacy such as CVS will probably allow for decreased (Read more...)

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