Can You Teach A Fish To Climb A Tree?

Well, the mega merger news is in—CVS is purchasing Aetna (see CVS Health to Acquire Aetna; Combination to Provide Consumers with a Better Experience, Reduced Costs and Improved Access to Health Care Experts in Homes and Communities Across the Country). And at this point, I don't even want to think about this headline—Wal-Mart May Buy Humana to Combat CVS-Aetna. What does this mean for strategy? I think there are two takeaways. First, Aetna insureds will find a "care hub" at the 10,000 stores that CVS operates. Second, the resulting merged organization will have a . . .