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CVS merger with Aetna: Health care cure or curse?

  • Written by Sharona Hoffman, Professor of Health Law and Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University
imageA CVS drugstore in Brooklyn, New York, on Dec. 3, 2017. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

The announcement that CVS plans to acquire Aetna for US$69 billion raises hope and concerns.

The transaction would create a new health care giant. Aetna is the third-largest health insurer in the United States, insuring about 46.7 million people.

CVS operates 9,700...

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