Tag: Aetna
US: Opposition grows against Aetna-CVS tie-up
A proposed merger between Aetna and CVS has come under fire from the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS).
In a letter to Attorney General...
US: California Insurance Commissioner asks DOJ to block CVS-Aetna merger
The top insurance official in California urged the US Justice Department (DOJ) to block the merger of retail pharmacy chain CVS Health and health...
US: Walgreens in talks to buy AmerisourceBergen: WSJ
The largest US drugstore operator Walgreens Boots Alliance has made a takeover approach to drug distributor AmerisourceBergen the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, outlining...
US: Shearman & Sterling advice on CVS US$69b
Shearman & Sterling is advising CVS on its US$69 billion acquisition of Aetna. This industry-transforming transaction is expected to provide more integrated and efficient...
CVS-Aetna Deal May Hinge on Antitrust Approach Under Trump
Posted by Bloomberg
CVS-Aetna Deal May Hinge on Antitrust Approach Under Trump
By Robert Langreth, David McLaughlin & Zachary Tracer
CVS Health’s US$67.5 billion takeover of Aetna will...
Should regulators block CVS from buying Aetna?
Posted by The Economist
Should regulators block CVS from buying Aetna?
A proposed health-care merger raises difficult antitrust questions
AMERICA has a competition problem. Market concentration has...
US: Aetna, Humana call off $34 bn deal after antitrust concerns
Aetna and Humana called off a $34 billion proposal to combine the two major health insurers after a federal judge, citing antitrust concerns, shot...
US: Aetna deciding whether to appeal judge’s decision to block Humana...
Aetna executives are still not ready to say whether they will give up on their proposed $37 billion acquisition of Louisville-based Humana in the...
US: Judge blocks Aetna’s $37 billion deal for Humana
A federal judge ruled on Monday that a $37 billion merger between the health insurance providers Aetna and Humana should not be consummated on...
