The United States pays far more for prescription drugs than other countries, but health outcomes aren’t much better—and sometimes, they’re worse—according to Axios.

Though regulators have signed off on the $69 billion merger between CVS Health and Aetna, a U.S. District Court judge is poised to block the deal, The New York Post reported.

Healthcare organizations are already looking ahead into 2019, and there are six trends to be aware of for the coming year, according to PwC’s report, “Top health industry issues of 2019: The New Health Economy Comes of Age.”

After months of back-and-forth, Envision Healthcare has renewed its contract with UnitedHealthcare.

National health spending grew by 3.9 percent in 2017, about 1 percent slower growth than the previous year, according to the Office of the Actuary at CMS. Total healthcare spending reached $3.5 trillion in 2017, or $10,739 per person.

It’s no secret the healthcare industry is undergoing massive consolidation, and hospital mergers and acquisitions are a concern among more than 60 percent of American adults, according to a new survey.

Hospital groups have launched a lawsuit against HHS over its new outpatient prospective payment system rule, which was finalized in November.

Health insurance and services provider Humana has announced it will accelerate stock repurchase of $750 million.