Its of expansion also says the Unemployment Rate is down to 4. 1 , down for two straight months the holding at a 17year low. What is the reason for some of these positive figures . Guest we have been in a long stretch of economic expansion to we have been growing fairly consistently in this country since the middle of 2009, so we are starting to see that they all for more and more americans. Businesses are seeing demands for their products and services, and they need workers to meet those demands. Are there any surprises in this report so far . Is the economy over performing . Guest i think it is performing pretty close to its peak capacity, which is what a lot of people are reporting. The other is the wages figure. We are not seeing the pickup in wages that we have seen when the Unemployment Rate has been near 4 . Host what does this say about the outlook . Ahe can we expect to come ad . Can we expect to see this continual uptick . The jobs far as market, i would expect to see a bit o
Geled the director of the center for pharmaceutical policy and prescribing at the university of pittsburgh and also an associate professor of medicine and Health Policy and here to help walk us through the impact of the proposed merger between c. V. S. And aetna. Thank you so much for joining us today. A pleasure. Ood morning. Host good morning. Cvs changed its name three years ago some say to reposition itself as a Health Company rather than just a drug store. Of about the significance a major drug store chain merging with a Health Care Insurance provider. Guest yeah. It is almost like this transition has been happening for decades. Cvs started in the 1960s as a single store and has been expanding its footprint since that time. The Minute Clinics opened about a decade ago. Then it joined with a pharmacy benefits manager to do other things and then it added some longterm care services. Some infusion services. Then it changed its name and got rid of tobacco. It has really been the evolu
As a Health Care Company rather than a drugstore. Talk about that. Talk about the significance of a major drugstore chain merging with a Health Care Insurance provider. Dr. Gellad it is a must like this transition has been happening for decades. Cvs started in the 1960s as a single store. Kind of been expanding its footprint since that time. The Minute Clinics a decade ago, and then a joint with a pharmacy benefits manager to do other things and then it added some longterm care services, and some infusion services. It changed its name and got rid of tobacco. It really has been the evolution of the pharmacy. You set it. This is what makes it so unique atthat this happening pharmacy which is probably the first time this has happened in terms of integrating pharmacy more into the structure of health care. Host talk a bit more about wha is trying tok cvs achieve with this merger. Dr. Gellad yeah, only they know, but you can, your imagination can fly in terms of what is possible for this. I
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