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The all-cash takeover will bulk up UnitedHealths growing business of clinics and physician practices, which it operates under the OptumCare name.

Theres a lot of speculation from the industry about this deal. Will it create more customer touchpoints or vertical experiences? Will there be additional mergers? What is the future of brick and mortar stores? Instead of getting caught up in the unknown, at times like this, I like to keep...

Repealing the mandate, even as a stand-alone measure, now seems to me to pose fewer dangers than it once did.

CVS Health Corp.s deal to acquire Aetna Inc. for about $67.5 billion in cash and stock has the health care industry abuzz, nearly overshadowing the other weekend's major news, the passage of the Senate's tax bill.

The merger has important potential ramifications for benefits advisors, who currently own a significant piece of the benefits experience via employee benefits decision-making, purchasing, and management.

As the specter of Amazon.com Inc. looms over the health-care industry, its easy to see the tech giants threat as a major factor behind the megadeal between CVS Health Corp. and Aetna Inc. Yet the deal will build a company to match up against a rival that already has businesses...