The September policy paper posits that the profit motive in medicine may contribute to a bloated, complex and fragmented healthcare system.
Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine the position paper is titled "Financial Profit in Medicine," and contends principles of professionalism and medical ethics should ensure medicine...
The potential merger between CVS and Aetna could be worth more than $66 billion.
The online retailer Amazon's flirtation with the pharmacy business has been raised as a factor in the merger. But many industry experts say CVS and Aetna have another huge competitor on their minds: UnitedHealth Group. Kaiser Health News quotes Ana Gupte,...
