AET News and Press, Aetna Inc. From 07/16/18

Merger activity decreased last week with two new deals announced. You can find all the active deals listed below in our Merger Arbitrage Tool ((MAT)) that automatically updates itself during market hours. There were three new deals announced in the Deals in the Works section. Deal Statist...

Amazon’s ( AMZN ) interest in the $450 billion US pharmaceutical market is long-standing. The company already sells over-the-counter medicines like aspirin and antihistamines, to go along with its copious offerings of supplements and vitamins on its worldwide platform. It already has li...

Stock Research Monitor: ESRX, AET, and ANTM LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / July 13, 2018 / If you want a free Stock Review on CVS sign up now at www.wallstequities.com/registration . On Thursday, July 12, 2018, the NASDAQ Composite, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the S&P 500 edge...

Donation Will Help Save Lives In a Region Afflicted With Opioid Overdoses Kathryn Helmuth, M.D., Medical Director of the Wayne County Health Department, today accepted a donation of 192 Narcan (naloxone) kits from Aetna (NYSE: AET) and the Aetna Foundation to combat the ongoing o...

Today's top stories: Wrench thrown in to Brexit plans; Trump to announce Supreme Court nominee; and Xiaomi opened down on its first day of trade. If you are interested in listening to Wall Street Breakfast to start your day, look for us in the following places: iTunes (find al...

Listen on the go! A daily podcast of Wall Street Breakfast will be available by 8:00 a.m. on iTunes , Stitcher and SoundCloud (click the highlighted links). Brexit Secretary David Davis, along with junior Brexit ministers Steve Baker and Suella Braverman, have resigned, in ...

The Trump administration is suspending a program that pays insurers to stabilize health insurance markets under Obamacare, saying that a recent federal court ruling prevents the money from being disbursed. More news on: UnitedHealth Group Inc., Aetna, Inc., Anthem, Inc., Healthcare stock...

Reuters reports that drug makers are "scrambling" to limit the financial impact of copay accumulator programs by insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The scheme, which forces drug manufacturers to pony up more money to assist patients with copay costs or face declining demand for...

June 28th was a scary day for any shareholders of drugstore chains like Rite Aid (RAD), CVS Health (CVS), and Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA). What investor optimism might have previously existed for these companies eroded when news broke that Amazon (AMZN) entered into a deal to buy ...

The new CEO has been announced and it is Dr. Atul Gawande, but a name for 'ABC Healthcare' remains to be found. NPR reports Dr. Gawande's first job will be to find a name. In this article, I will examine what Dr. Gawande has to work with and what his real qualifications are, as well as how '...