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  1. September 05, 2019

    CVS-Aetna Review Ends In Parting Shots & Punctuation!

    Despite approving the U.S. Department of Justice deal clearing CVS Health's purchase of Aetna, the presiding D.C. federal judge couldn't resist a few parting shots at the agency after months of antagonism, and with a well-placed punctuation mark, the DOJ appears to have returned fire.

  2. September 04, 2019

    CVS-Aetna Merger Cleared After Unprecedented Court Battle

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday approved the U.S. Department of Justice deal clearing CVS' purchase of Aetna, even after elevating what is typically a mundane judicial merger review into an evidentiary proceeding.

  3. July 19, 2019

    DOJ Tries To Push CVS-Aetna Deal Past Court Review

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday urged a D.C. federal judge to sign off on its settlement clearing CVS' purchase of Aetna, trying to rein in the scope of the court's review but facing resistance from the bench during oral arguments.

  4. July 16, 2019

    DOJ, CVS In 'Uncharted Territory' In Final Aetna Deal Fight

    The U.S. Department of Justice and CVS will go to court Friday in one final defense of their settlement clearing the pharmacy giant's purchase of Aetna, wrapping up an extraordinary proceeding far removed from the "rubber stamp" reputation typical of reviews for merger clearance deals.

  5. July 15, 2019

    CVS-Aetna Challengers Push Back On Exec's PBM Claims

    A pair of groups challenging CVS' purchase of Aetna urged a D.C. federal court on Friday to discount claims made by a CVS executive that the merger didn't increase the bargaining leverage of the combined company's pharmacy benefits manager.

  6. July 01, 2019

    States Want In On CVS-Aetna Hearing To Back DOJ

    A group of states has asked a D.C. federal court for permission to appear during oral arguments later this month to support the U.S. Department of Justice's bid for approval of a deal clearing CVS Health Corp. to purchase Aetna Inc.

  7. June 26, 2019

    DOJ Had Its Shot In CVS-Aetna Review, AMA Says

    The American Medical Association urged a D.C. federal judge Tuesday not to permit the U.S. Department of Justice to call "rebuttal" witnesses to defend its deal clearing CVS' purchase of Aetna, arguing the DOJ has already gotten a fair shake.

  8. June 24, 2019

    DOJ Says CVS-Aetna Judge 'Compromised' Its Discretion

    The U.S. Department of Justice continues to try to wrest back control of the narrative guiding a D.C. federal judge's review of its deal clearing CVS' purchase of Aetna, arguing Friday that its judgment takes priority, not outside pricing concerns. 

  9. June 20, 2019

    CVS Denies Aetna Deal Reverses Efforts To Cut Drug Prices

    CVS has told a D.C. federal judge that the drugstore chain's $69 billion megadeal with Aetna won't interfere with its pharmacy benefit manager's push to cut drug prices, despite what groups opposed to the merger contend.

  10. June 14, 2019

    DOJ Says CVS-Aetna Judge Must Let It Rebut 'Inaccuracies'

    Despite previous denials by a federal judge, the U.S. Department of Justice is again seeking to rebut "inaccuracies" in testimony from challengers at a recent evidentiary hearing examining the settlement that accompanied the DOJ's 2018 decision to approve CVS' purchase of Aetna.

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