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Judge softens stance on CVS-Aetna deal

Judge softens stance on CVS-Aetna deal

WASHINGTON—According to various published reports, a federal judge on Tuesday “softened” his previous suggestion that he would likely order CVS Health to halt its integration of Aetna. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in recent weeks had voiced some concerns about the companies’ settlement with Justice Department antitrust enforcers that allowed the nearly $70 billion deal

Federal judge voices concerns on DOJ approval of CVS-Aetna deal

Federal judge voices concerns on DOJ approval of CVS-Aetna deal

WASHINGTON — According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, a federal judge has expressed concerns about the Justice Department’s decision to allow CVS Health Corp.’s nearly $70 billion acquisition of Aetna Inc.— and said he may require CVS to hold Aetna’s assets separately while he considers the settlement between the companies and the government.

CVS Health completes acquisition of Aetna

CVS Health completes acquisition of Aetna

WOONSOCKET, R.I. – CVS Health today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Aetna establishing CVS Health as the nation’s premier health innovation company. “Today marks the start of a new day in health care and a transformative moment for our company and our industry,” declared CVS Health president and chief executive officer Larry Merlo.

CVS ready to close $69B Aetna deal after final state approvals

CVS ready to close $69B Aetna deal after final state approvals

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — According to published reports in Crain’s New York Business, the state Department of Financial Services has approved CVS Health’s $69 billion acquisition of insurer Aetna on Monday morning, lifting the final hurdle to the deal’s closure. Aetna said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing the companies expect the deal to close

CVS earnings beat Wall Street projections

CVS earnings beat Wall Street projections

WOONSOCKET, R.I. ­— Strong gains in the pharmacy retail business helped CVS Health beat analysts’ third quarter earnings and revenue expectations. The company also announced on Tuesday that it anticipates the $69 billion Aetna deal to close before Thanksgiving. Net revenues for the three months ended September 30 increased 2.4%, or $1.1 billion, to about

CVS-Aetna augurs new health care experience

CVS-Aetna augurs new health care experience

The pending $69 billion acquisition of Aetna by CVS could yield valuable lessons for others in the health care and drugstore sectors as they seek to forge stronger ties to consumers. What interests us here is the potential for the CVS-Aetna merger to create new, meaningfully differentiated brand experiences for consumers. CVS has nearly 10,000

Transformational deal weighed by CVS

Transformational deal weighed by CVS

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — At presstime The Wall Street Journal along with other news agencies reported that CVS Health will offer more than $200 per share, or about $66 billion, to purchase the health insurance giant Aetna Inc. Anonymous sources cited by WSJ originated the story about a potential CVS-Aetna deal. The possible transaction comes as

Reports: CVS in talks about acquiring Aetna

Reports: CVS in talks about acquiring Aetna

Published reports said Thursday that CVS Health is in negotiations to acquire health insurer Aetna. CVS reportedly will offer more than $200 share, or about $66 billion, to purchase the health benefits giant, according to anonymous sources cited by the Wall Street Journal, which originated the story about a potential CVS-Aetna deal. Bloomberg reported that

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