U.S. News November 17, 2019
Industry leaders like CVS and Aetna are focusing on helping consumers better manage chronic conditions and access care.
Merlo and CVS have been leaders in that effort, culminating in the drugstore chain’s $69 billion acquisition of health insurer Aetna almost a year ago.
“The lines are beginning to blur between being competitors and business partners,” Merlo said during a conversation Sunday with U.S. News Editorial Director Brian Kelly at the company’s Healthcare of Tomorrow event in Washington, D.C.