Aetna/Coventry $15B Pharmacy Spend Will Be Managed By Different PBMs Near Term
Executive Summary
Following Aetna’s acquisition of Coventry Health Care, Express Scripts will handle pharmacy benefits for Coventry’s Medicare business through 2015 and its commercial insurance business through 2016, while Aetna has a long-term agreement with CVS Caremark through 2023.
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