Hartford, Connecticut-based Aetna and Woonsocket, Rhode Island-based CVS both manage Medicare prescription drug coverage. Some of that business may have to be sold to address antitrust concerns. But otherwise, Leerink analyst David Larsen thinks a CVS-Aetna combination has decent odds of getting p...
The deal's impact on prescription drug prices is uncertain. Aetna customers could first see some changes in how their plans are managed. Over time, a bulked-up CVS may gain more negotiating leverage over prices, but it is difficult to say how much would trickle down to customers. The deal...
Select MAPD log in if your plan has medical and prescription drug coverage (called a Medicare Advantage plan, or MAPD). Select PDP log in if your plan only covers prescription drugs (called a prescription drug plan, or PDP). MAPD log in PDP log inTranscript...
In addition to the popular health and dental insurance, Aetna also offers services for seniors in the form of Medicare -- these are Medicare Supplement, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug plans. How good is Aetna?Find out what make Aetna stands apart from the competitions. Going w...
Last October, the Department of Justice approved the merger of CVS and Aetna on condition that the latter would sell its Medicare prescription drug plan to WellCare Health Plans. The matter was then brought to Judge Richard Leon of U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to examine ...
“I think even though there’s a new administration come January, I think for Medicare Advantage that continues and you should expect a continued policy focus on making the process work better for beneficiaries and improving the care experience,” he said. ...
its model was overly wedded to Medicare value-based (ACO REACH) and Medicare Advantage models, and it had never turned a profit nor was about to. Even at the time, CVS was heavily criticized as making “a deal that made no sense” and “CVS better have a plan they implement in 18 mo...
pharmacy benefit manager — CVS Caremark, serving about 93 million members — plus CVS Specialty, one of the nation’s biggest specialty pharmacies, and a leading stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. Serving about 39 million people, Aetna brings to the table a diverse range of ...
“Specifically, our medical reviewer found that Medicare paid acute-care hospitals for outpatient services that palliated or managed hospice enrollees’ terminal illnesses and related conditions,” the report summary stated. “These services were already covered as part of the hospices’ per diem paymen...
Hartford, Connecticut-based Aetna and Woonsocket, Rhode Island-based CVS both manage Medicare prescription drug coverage. Some of that business may have to be sold to address antitrust concerns. But otherwise, Leerink analyst David Larsen thinks a CVS-Aetna combination has decent odds of getting ...