Healthcare DIVE October 11, 2018
CVS Health’s nearly $70 billion acquisition of Aetna, which got a nod from antitrust regulators Wednesday, is expected to push the industry toward becoming more consumer focused, potentially ease access to care and pair pharmacy data with medical benefit data — all in the hopes of achieving better outcomes and lower costs.
With a deal that’s nearly unprecedented in scale for the industry, experts weighed in on the key takeaways and how executives around the sector should view the changing landscape.
Insurers are seeking better engagement with members to allow them to intervene when health conditions arise. By teaming up with CVS, Aetna is in...