UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al v. CVS HEALTH CORPORATION et al

  1. April 29, 2019

    'No Place' For Non-DOJ Concerns In Aetna Review, CVS Says

    CVS and the U.S. Department of Justice are taking another shot at preventing, or at least limiting, live witness testimony in D.C. federal court that outside groups hope will derail the government deal clearing the pharmacy chain's $69 billion purchase of Aetna.

  2. April 23, 2019

    Challengers Gun For DOJ's CVS-Aetna Deal In Witness Lists

    Health care-focused economists and policy experts are the preferred advocates to speak against the U.S. Department of Justice settlement clearing CVS Health's acquisition of Aetna, according to new witness lists in the extraordinary D.C. federal court review of the $69 billion merger.

  3. April 08, 2019

    No 'Rubber Stamp' From Judge For DOJ's CVS-Aetna Deal

    The U.S. Department of Justice will face intense scrutiny in the coming weeks when a D.C. federal judge hears witness testimony about the DOJ's deal clearing CVS Health Corp.'s $69 billion acquisition of Aetna Inc., an apparent first-of-a-kind exercise of court discretion when it comes to reviewing the agency's merger settlements.

  4. April 05, 2019

    DOJ's CVS-Aetna Deal To Face A Mini-Trial

    The U.S. Department of Justice deal clearing CVS' $69 billion buyout of Aetna will undergo the unusual step of live witness testimony in proceedings before a D.C. federal judge, who said Friday the upcoming evidentiary hearing could take a week or more.

  5. February 28, 2019

    CVS-Aetna Merger Deal Bad For Medicare Patients, Docs Say

    The American Medical Association urged a D.C. federal judge Thursday to let it weigh in on the $69 billion CVS buyout of Aetna, saying that the remedies the U.S. Department of Justice has proposed won't fix the tie-up's Medicare prescription competition issues.

  6. February 14, 2019

    After Input, DOJ Says CVS-Aetna Merger Fix In Public Interest

    The U.S. Department of Justice responded Wednesday to public comments filed about the deal allowing CVS Health Corp. to proceed with its $69 billion purchase of Aetna Inc., saying it still believes the fix being offered will cure any competitive concerns raised by the merger.

  7. February 06, 2019

    CVS-Aetna Merger Deal Still Has Holes, Patient Group Says

    The AIDS Healthcare Foundation told a D.C. federal court Tuesday that it is "profoundly troubled" by the U.S. Department of Justice's remedies for CVS Health Corp.'s $69 billion acquisition of Aetna Inc., arguing the plan doesn't do enough to stem the anti-competitive effects of the tie-up.

  8. January 11, 2019

    CVS-Aetna Judge To DOJ Attys: 'Roll Up Your Sleeves'

    A D.C. federal judge Friday ripped into the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust attorneys who have been pushing him to approve CVS Health Corp.'s purchase of Aetna Inc. assets after they filed a status report claiming they cannot work on the case until the government shutdown ends.

  9. December 21, 2018

    Parts Of $69B CVS-Aetna Deal Gets Temporary Greenlight

    After CVS Health Corp. agreed to submit quarterly declarations that it is keeping parts of its business separate from its recently purchased Aetna Inc. assets, a D.C. federal judge said Friday that he won't stop CVS' efforts to integrate other parts of Aetna's business while he reviews the multibillion-dollar merger.

  10. December 18, 2018

    Judge Scolds DOJ For 'Defensive' Attitude In CVS-Aetna Case

    A D.C. federal judge took U.S. Justice Department lawyers to task for a second time Tuesday over their court filings as they seek final approval of the multibillion-dollar merger of CVS and Aetna, calling their tone "unnecessarily defensive."