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Cigna, Express Scripts merger to close Thursday

Cigna and Express Scripts on Tuesday cleared their final state hurdle towards an expected merger closing on Thursday. On Tuesday, the companies received regulatory approval from New Jersey, the last state to weigh in after California and New York gave their permission, with conditions, last week. WHY THIS MATTERS The $ 67 billion merger is… Read More: Cigna, Express Scripts merger to close Thursday »

Express Scripts staking out million-dollar gene therapies

(Reuters) – Express Scripts Holding Co (ESRX.O) built a multi-billion enterprise pressuring drug companies to lower their prices for U.S. patients. Now it is quietly building a side business: getting paid to help drug companies dispense a new generation of high-priced drugs. FILE PHOTO: Express Scripts Chief Medical Officer Steve Miller poses for a portrait… Read More: Express Scripts staking out million-dollar gene therapies »