CVS and Amazon battle to own the health care consumer

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Venture Beat - 12/1/2017 - Stephen Kraus - Two reports have set the healthcare community abuzz this week. The first uncovered that CVS is considering buying health insurance giant Aetna. The second revealed that Amazon has obtained pharmacy licenses in multiple states. (A closer look revealed the licenses covered the distribution of healthcare-related equipment, not the distribution of prescription medications, but it’s apparent that Amazon is likely gearing up to acquire such licenses.)Read more @ https://venturebeat.com/2017/12/01/cvs- ... -consumer/