What We're Reading: Aetna to Meet With DOJ to Discuss Humana Deal
What we're reading, July 8, 2016: Aetna will meet with the Department of Justice to discuss Humana purchase; Pfizer will disclose serious risk of addiction when marketing opioids; and US insurers' spending on prescription drugs nearly quadrupled from 2003 to 2014.
Aetna is said to meet with antitrust officials on Friday to discuss its proposed purchase of Humana. Aetna will make the argument that its overlap with Humana is small and will not have a significant impact on competition,
Although Pfizer sells a small amount of opioids in comparison to other drug makers, it is taking steps to curb opioid addiction.
US insurers’ spending on prescription drugs nearly quadrupled from 2003 to 2014. During the same time period, the number of prescriptions being filled only tripled,
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