CVS Health CEO Larry Merlo: Confident Aetna deal will close later this year By: CNBC.com News June 21, 2018 at 18:43 PM EDT CVS Health CEO Larry Merlo tells CNBC's Bertha Coombs he expects to close the $69 billion deal to buy Aetna later this year. Read More >> Related Stocks: Aetna Amazon.com Berkshire Hathaway CVS Health Corp JPMorgan Chase & Co