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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 11 Dec 2023
Cigna calls off Humana pursuit, plans big stock buyback
10 December 2023 - Health insurance providers couldn’t agree on financial terms for deal that would have created $140 billion giant. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2023
Cigna, Humana in talks for blockbuster merger
29 November 2023 - Cash and stock deal between health insurance giants could be struck by year end. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Mar 2021
EU regulators team up with U.S. and UK on pharmaceutical mergers
16 March 2021 - EU antitrust enforcers have teamed up with their U.S. and British counterparts to share expertise on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Sep 2019
U.S. judge approves CVS purchase of insurer Aetna
5 September 2019 - A federal judge reviewing a Justice Department decision to allow U.S. pharmacy chain and benefits manager CVS ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jul 2019
Plan on more pharma mega-mergers
6 July 2019 - With a drought in new blockbuster drugs, generating growth has become a challenge. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jan 2019
CVS, Walmart reach an agreement on a pharmacy contract after impasse
18 January 2019 - CVS Health and Walmart said the world's largest retailer would remain part of CVS's network for commercial ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2019
Why pharmaceutical companies are on a shopping binge
14 January 2019 - With the cost of R&D so high, it may make sense to spend money on a competitor. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Nov 2018
CVS to test stores with added health services early next year after Aetna deal closes
6 November 2018 - CVS expects its roughly $69 billion acquisition of health insurer Aetna to close before Thanksgiving. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Sep 2018
Wellcare to buy Aetna's Medicare drug plans, easing a CVS antitrust issue
27 September 2018 - Aetna has confirmed it will sell its Medicare drug plans to WellCare Health Plans for an ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Sep 2018
ACCC approves local merger of pharma firms Arrow and Apotex
20 September 2018 - Half of all generic prescriptions could come from one supplier after the competition watchdog approved a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2018
Merger of Cigna and Express Scripts gets approval from Justice Department
17 September 2018 - Federal officials on Monday gave the go-ahead to the proposed merger between Cigna, one of the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Sep 2018
Justice Department nearing antitrust approval of health mergers combining CVS-Aetna, Cigna-Express Scripts
6 September 2018 - Both deals could receive formal antitrust approval as soon as the next few weeks. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2018
Trump’s drug price push butts into two megadeals
20 July 2018 - A proposal seemingly targeting the middlemen of the process may alter the math on more than $100 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Apr 2018
These new pharma bros are wreaking havoc on prescription drug prices
6 April 2018 - A Chicago-based duo is selling a simple strategy — and companies they’ve worked with have raised prices ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Apr 2018
The disappearing doctor: how mega-mergers are changing the business of medical care
7 April 2018 - Big corporations — giant retailers and health insurance companies — are teaming up to become your ...