Healio September 19, 2018
The Department of Justice approved the Cigna-Express Scripts merger on Sept. 17,according to Business Insider and The Wall Street Journal reported that the CVS-Aetna merger would likely get the green light by the end of the month.
When each proposed merger was announced, the potential benefits of bringing health benefits and pharmaceutical retailing under the same roof were touted, with the companies claiming they would be able to reduce costs, improve health care experiences, and simplify processes.
However, the Department of Justice decisions set into motion many concerns regarding the future of health care, medical and consumer experts told Healio Family Medicine. Many of these experts — most interviewed before the recent Department of Justice actions — said the future...