Cigna buying Express Scripts in major health care deal
The health insurance giant Cigna said Thursday that it had agreed to buy the pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts for $67 billion in cash and stock, including the assumption of $15 billion in debt. The transaction adds to a string of deals in the ...
Carl Icahn backs down from opposing Cigna-Express Scripts deal
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn will no longer try to get shareholders to vote against Cigna's pending takeover of Express Scripts. Why it matters: So much for that brief spat. Icahn didn't think the battle was worth fighting any more after the two ...
Express Scripts to Buy Medical-Benefits Manager eviCore for $3.6 Billion
Express Scripts Holding Co. said Tuesday it would buy private medical-benefits manager eviCore healthcare for $3.6 billion. Express Scripts, the largest administrator of prescription drug benefits in the U.S., said the deal is expected to close at the ...