If CVS can pull this off, it'll change what millions of Americans do when they get sick
CVS' deal to acquire the health insurer Aetna is a change in healthcare that Americans will actually feel.
Yes, it will better incentivize keeping prices low at more stages in the healthcare payment cycle — from drug manufacturers, to pharmacy benefit managers, to the insurer.
More important, though, turning CVS pharmacies into lower-cost care facilities could provide a tangible benefit to sick people.Most of the time, healthcare mergers are not something everyday Americans can feel. That
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