Specialty Pharmacy Times July 16, 2019
“CVS to Buy Aetna for $69 Billion in a Deal That May Reshape the Health Industry” – NY Times, December 2017
“Why Does Walgreens Want to Buy AmerisourceBergen?” – Fortune, February 2018
“Anthem to Acquire Aspire Health” – Business Wire, May 2018
“Amazon Snatched PillPack Away From Walmart” – Bloomberg, June 2018
Over the past several years, the health care industry news headlines have read more like celebrity tabloid gossip, rife with both official announcements and speculated rumors of mergers and acquisitions involving some of largest players in the game. Although there are various ways to go about business growth, choosing to integrate is undoubtedly a more aggressive approach to expansion.
In industries that are more technology-driven, a well-played acquisition...