Aetna
A major U.S. health insurer, acquired by CVS Health in 2018. Central to vertical integrationVertical IntegrationA corporate structure in which a single entity owns multiple layers of the healthcare delivery chain — insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, pharmacy, and physician group — creating s… concerns: CVS simultaneously owns Aetna (insurance), CVS Pharmacy, and CVS Caremark (PBMPBM — Pharmacy Benefit ManagerA Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) is the intermediary that administers prescription-drug benefits for health plans and employers — deciding which drugs a plan covers, negotiating re…).
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