CVS-Aetna merger is not about the minute clinic, Aetna CEO says

MarketWatch May 22, 2018
Emma Court

Deal will create something more like the Apple Genius Bar, says CEO Bertolini

CVS Health’s recent acquisition of Aetna has sparked talk of a pharmacy of the future, in which CVS’s walk-in “minute clinics” offer more services, and in a more accessible way than traditional health care.

But more than that, CVS’s CVS, -0.08% many locations can be leveraged to reach out into the community, where most of consumer health is determined, AetnaAET, +0.07% Chief Executive Mark Bertolini said on Tuesday at The Wall Street Journal Health Forum in Washington, D.C., including supporting diet and exercise efforts and patients with chronic diseases.

Bertolini, who has previously compared this goal to Apple’s AAPL, +0.64% Genius Bar, said CVS stores and services...

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