Aetna Internal PBM No Longer In Play With CVS Caremark Contract
Executive Summary
Aetna's new 12-year contract to merge some of its internal pharmacy benefit management operations with CVS Caremark appears to take Aetna's in-house PBM out of play as a potential acquisition target
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