McKesson in Three-Way Contest for $30 Billion VA Drug Contract

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McKesson Corp. is in a contest with Cardinal Health Inc. and AmerisourceBergen Corp. for a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs drug distributor contract worth as much as $32 billion.

“It is really a horse race between all three,” said Charles Rhyee, a New York-based analyst with Cowen Group Inc.