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    Aetna agrees to $69 billion sale to CVS Health

    Aetna Inc’s (AET.N) board of directors approved on Sunday the U.S. health insurer’s sale to drugstore chain operator CVS Health Corp (CVS.N) for approximately $207 per share in cash and stock, according to people familiar with the matter.

    The $69 billion deal will be this year’s largest corporate acquisition. It will combine one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) and pharmacy operators with one of its oldest health insurers, whose far-reaching business ranges from employer healthcare to government plans nationwide.
    According to the agreed terms, Aetna shareholders stand to receive $145 per share in cash and 0.8378 CVS Health shares for each Aetna share, the sources said. The companies will announce the deal later on Sunday, the four sources added.
    Aetna shareholders will own about 22 percent of the combined company, while CVS shareholders will own the remainder, the sources said. Three Aetna directors, including Aetna’s Chairman and CEO Mark Bertolini, will join CVS’s board of directors, the sources added.
    The sources requested not to be identified because the deal has not yet been announced. CVS and Aetna did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
    The deal comes as healthcare payers and pharmacies are responding to factors including the Affordable Care Act, rising drug prices and the threat of competition from online retailers such as Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O).
    CVS plans to use its low-cost clinics to eventually save more than $1 billion per year on health care costs for Aetna’s roughly 23 million medical members, sources have said.
    A combined insurer and PBM will also likely be better placed to negotiate lower drug prices, and the arrangement could boost sales for CVS’s front-of-store retail business.
    The company expects to invest billions of dollars in the coming years to add clinics and services, largely financed by diverting funds away from other planned investments.
    That could eventually cut costs substantially, with the clinics serving as an alternative to more expensive hospital emergency room visits.
    Meanwhile, deeper collaboration between Aetna’s insurance business and CVS’s PBM division could drive down drug costs by adding clients and boosting the PBM’s leverage with drugmakers.
    Independent PBMs have long been criticized for potential conflicts of interest with insurance company clients, because they could potentially keep cost savings from drug negotiations rather than passing them on to patients.

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    Our corporations have gotten really good at forming monopolistic mergers without technically violating laws preventing monopolies.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Green Arrow View Post
    Our corporations have gotten really good at forming monopolistic mergers without technically violating laws preventing monopolies.
    I think it's an extension of the idea of strategic partnerships. If they manage to drive down the cost of pharmaceuticals for their own insureds, it could be the beginning of the breaking the price fixing of drugs in America. On the other hand, it will give CVS a big advantage over other pharmacies and insurers.
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