After reviewing quarterly reports from the combined company, Judge Richard Leon signed off on the $70 billion merger agreement brokered last year by the U.S. Department of Justice and nearly 20 state attorneys general; the deal included Aetna divesting Medicare drug plans to WellCare Health Plans.
In early August, the American...National News
Judge Richard Leon seems to have a bone to pick with the decisions of the Justice Department’s antitrust division. On April 5, the federal judge scrutinized the Justice Department's green light for the sale of insurance giant Aetna to CVS Health said he wants to hold a hearing to listen to objections to the merger.
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Payer-pharmaceutical alliances may be powerful if the right partners are involved.
The CVS-Aetna deal creates the first health-care triple threat, combining CVS' pharmacy and pharmacy benefits manager platform with Aetna's insurance business. The threat to pharmacies-or those that own them-is the way in which the two will leverage...