CVS Health is in the “home stretch” of the regulatory process with the Justice Department and state regulators for its $69 billion merger with Aetna, according to CEO Larry Merlo.

Town Hall Ventures, the investment firm started by former CMS administrator Andy Slavitt, has raised $115 million.

With a large aging population and rising costs, healthcare spending is likely to have negative implications across the economy, according to a recent report from Moody’s.

Healthcare spending has risen rapidly over the last decade, jumping 44 percent per person across all major healthcare categories, according to a new study by the Health Care Cost Institute.

Healthcare costs continue to balloon in the United States, and secret contracts between hospital systems and insurers may be playing a big role in keeping those costs up.

The Senate approved a major bill to tackle the opioid crisis with a nearly unanimous vote.

The Coca-Cola Company admitted it is taking a hard look at the use of cannabis in drinks after reports emerged that the company was in talks to develop a health drink infused with cannabidiol, a compound from the cannabis plant.

CVS Health will allow self-funded insurers to exclude some drugs from coverage if the cost is too high. The policy has been met with criticism from the pharmaceutical industry, which argues CVS is dividing treatment at arbitrary values.