{"id":14030,"date":"2017-12-04T21:41:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T21:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2017\/12\/04\/what-the-cvs-and-aetna-merger-has-to-do-with-amazon\/"},"modified":"2017-12-04T21:41:08","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T21:41:08","slug":"what-the-cvs-and-aetna-merger-has-to-do-with-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/what-the-cvs-and-aetna-merger-has-to-do-with-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"What The CVS And Aetna Merger Has To Do With Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Alina Selyukh<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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The $69 billion merger of the drug store chain CVS with insurer Aetna is about several things. Depending on whom you ask, it’s about transforming the pharmacy store experience, getting a stronger foothold in lucrative sales of specialty prescription drugs \u2014 or about preparing for a future threat from Amazon.<\/p>\n

Let’s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> (Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n

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The $69 billion merger of the drug store chain CVS with insurer Aetna is about several things. Depending on whom you ask, it’s about transforming the pharmacy store experience, getting a stronger foothold in lucrative sales of specialty prescription drugs \u2014 or about preparing for a future threat from Amazon.<\/p>\n

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