March 13, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Aetna, Amazon, Berskhire Hathaway, Cigna, CVS Health, CVS-Aetna merger, Express Scripts, JPMorgan Chase, Larry Merlo, Mark Bertolini, UnitedHealth Group
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Shareholders of CVS Health voted overwhelmingly to approve the company’s $69 billion deal to acquire health insurer Aetna Inc. CVS said that in a special stockholders meeting on Tuesday, more than 98% of shares were voted in favor of the CVS-Aetna merger agreement, which was announced in early December. Also at a
February 26, 2018 by Greg Jacobson and Chain Drug Review
Aetna, Albertsons, Amazon, AmerisourceBergen, Berkshire Hathaway, CVS Health, Health Transformation Alliance, John Standley, JPMorgan Chase, Rite Aid, Stefano Pessina, U.S. health care industry, U.S. health care sector, UnitedHealth Group, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2018, Featured Articles, Issue 02-26-2018, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Pharmacy, Retail News

NEW YORK — The U.S. health care industry has been in flux for a number of years, but the pace of transformation now appears to be accelerating rapidly. Several of the biggest players in the U.S. health care sector are making moves to confront an uncertain future — one that may bring unwelcome competition and
February 12, 2018 by Greg Jacobson and Chain Drug Review
Amazon, Amazon-Berkshire Hathaway-JPMorgan Chase health care company, Berkshire Hathaway, Beth Galetti, Jamie Dimon, Jeff Bezos, JPMorgan Chase, Marvell Sullivan Berchtold, Todd Combs, Warren Buffett
2018, Issue 02-12-2018, Issues, News

NEW YORK — Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase & Co. plan to form an independent, nonprofit health care company to provide their employees better and more affordable health care. While details remain sparse, the Amazon-Berkshire Hathaway-JPMorgan Chase health care company is considered a long-term effort that will focus initially on developing technology solutions to
January 30, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Aetna, AllianceRx Walgreens Prime, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, Brian Tanquilut, CVS Health, employee health care, employee health care partnership, EnvisionRxOptions, Health Dialog, Health Transformation Alliance, HTA, Jaimie Dimon, Jeff Bezo, JPMorgan Chase, Prime Therapeutics, Rite Aid, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Warren Buffet
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News

NEW YORK — Three of the largest U.S. companies — Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon and JPMorgan Chase & Co. — have joined together to take employee health care into their own hands. Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon and JPMorgan Chase said Tuesday that they plan to form an independent health care company to provide their employees accessible, affordable and quality care.