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CVS' Vast Store Locations Could Act as Differentiators in Integrated MCO Strategy

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CVS aims to be the most customer-centric health company in the United States and has spent over a decade positioning itself as a leader in healthcare services, with the acquisitions of pharmacy benefit manager Caremark (2007) and insurance provider Aetna (2018) defining its strategic direction. CVS' top-tier retail pharmacy, health insurer, and PBM franchises create the potential to improve health outcomes and even bend the healthcare cost curve for its clients.

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CVS Health Corp, its acquisition of Aetna in late 2018, CVS Health now provides an even more integrated healthcare-services offering for its members. Legacy CVS a sizable pharmacy operation, includes nearly 9,900 retail pharmacy locations primarily in the U.S. Adding a managed-care organization with 35 million medical members gives the company a strong position in the insurance industry and should help CVS better control overall healthcare costs for its clients.

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One CVS Drive
Woonsocket, RI, 02895
T +1 401 765-1500
Sector Healthcare
Industry Healthcare Plans
Most Recent Earnings Mar 31, 2022
Fiscal Year End Dec 31, 2021
Stock Type Classic Growth
Employees 300,000

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