Will CVS Health and Atena pairing help CVS?

[Bob900]

$CVS, that proposed to buy $AET, reported a 17% drop in its 3Q17 profit, mainly due to reimbursement pressure and $187MM of losses on pension settlements. Net income during the quarter fell to $1.28Bil, or $1.26 per share, from $1.54Bil, or $1.44 per share during 3Q16. Adj. EPS was $1.50, down 9%. Revenues rose 4% YoY to $46.2Bil

Atena is said to have a medical membership of over 20 Million. If the two companies pair up, cvs could open the pharmacy chains to millions of new customers.

$CVS CVS Health Corp. Earnings AlphaGraphic: Q3 2017 highlights CVS - Infographic

 

[rightwinger]

It would be nice if CVS could provide more low cost health services

 

[Kosh]

Humana Medicare - Walmart Prescription Drug Plan

Many companies are doing this, but the problem is forcing people to use one company to get these discounts!

It should be system wide so all can benefit.