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The Aetna CVS Merger; good for them, but is it good for us?

The Aetna CVS Merger; good for them, but is it good for us? It is no secret that healthcare in the USA is ridiculously priced for most medical services, compared to the rest of the world.  We have witnessed a number of healthcare company mergers that has done everything but reduced the cost of care for us, the consumer. Insurers confuse and frustrate healthcare consumers with complexities such as precertification, tiered networks while reducing our choices of doctor, while they ring up the profits.   Under Obamacare, insurers are limited to using 20 percent of the healthcare premiums for administrative purposes, however, the new math Read More »