Executives from CVS Health and Aetna sought to assure lawmakers that their US$69 billion merger would create value for consumers and not result in anti-competitive behavior. They spoke at a hearing before the House Judiciary Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee on Tuesday, February 27.
At the hearing, a CVS official told a House subcommittee that the proposed merger of pharmacy giant and pharmacy benefit manager CVS with health insurer Aetna could actually bring more business to some primary care providers.
Despite raising concerns that the deal would be bad for consumers and the healthcare system, the AMA’s statement did not ask Congress or regulators to block the deal.
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