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Forget Amazon. Health Companies Really Want to Be UnitedHealth

  • Insurance giant’s bulk is force driving CVS and Aetna together
  • ‘Bold strategy’ to match UnitedHealth’s offerings: analyst
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CVS Health to Purchase Aetna in $67.5 Billion Deal

As the specter of Amazon.com Inc. looms over the health-care industry, it’s easy to see the tech giant’s threat as a major factor behind the megadeal between CVS Health Corp. and Aetna Inc.

Yet the $67.5 billion deal will build a company to match up against a rival that already has businesses spread deep across the sector: UnitedHealth Group Inc.