Justice Department approves $69-billion merger between CVS Health and Aetna
by James F. Peltz, Los Angeles Times
Oct 10, 2018
2 minutes
CVS Health Corp.'s plan to buy Aetna Inc. for $69 billion was cleared by U.S. antitrust regulators Wednesday, paving the way for the nation's largest pharmacy chain to acquire one of the largest healthcare insurers.
The deal was approved because Aetna has agreed to sell its Medicare prescription-drug business, or Medicare Part D, to WellCare Health Plans Inc.,
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