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Willis Acquires Towers Watson -- Is There More to This Story?
Joe Markland 
[Opinion] July 5, 2015 "Back in 2011 Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini made the comment, 'Not too far away from now -- in the next 6-7 years -- 75 million Americans will be retail buyers of healthcare. And they'll come to the marketplace with their own money and either a subsidy from their employer or a subsidy from their government. And it doesn't much matter -- they'll be spending their money.' Since then Aetna has been acquiring technology companies including bswift that has built 'exchange' capabilities. Bertolini thinks healthcare will be individually purchased. Aetna buys exchange technology. Towers Watson buys exchange technology. Willis buys Towers Watson. Are these events part of the same story?" MORE >> |
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