AMA statement on CVS-Aetna merger: not enough patient protection

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Statement attributed to:
Barbara L. McAneny, M.D.
President, American Medical Association

“While the AMA welcomes the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) requiring Aetna to divest its Medicare Part D drug plan business, we are disappointed that the DOJ did not go further by blocking the CVS-Aetna merger. 

 

 

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