CVS in “America Imports the World's Drug Prices”
CVS Health Corporation
CVS can use its Caremark pharmacy-benefit platform and Aetna insurance arm to retain more negotiating leverage and lower drug costs under reference pricing.
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America Imports the World's Drug Prices
US reference pricing puts global blockbuster economics—and not just American list prices—under pressure.
BULL side — CVS can use its Caremark pharmacy-benefit platform and Aetna insurance arm to retain more negotiating leverage and lower drug costs under reference pricing.
Read the full America Imports the World's Drug Prices storyBull side
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AcceleratingExposure: not rated yetPurchase data and closed-loop measurement are pulling advertising budgets from agencies and the open web into digital storefronts.
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CVS in “America Imports the World's Drug Prices”
StableExposure: not rated yetUS reference pricing puts global blockbuster economics—and not just American list prices—under pressure.
CVS can use its Caremark pharmacy-benefit platform and Aetna insurance arm to retain more negotiating leverage and lower drug costs under reference pricing.
Bear side
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FadingExposure: not rated yetRising utilization, tougher reimbursement and scrutiny of denials are shifting economics from insurers back to care providers.
Medical-cost pressure at Aetna and scrutiny of pharmacy-benefit economics can offset strength in CVS's retail and services operations.