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CVS Health to split pharmacy chain from health insurance
CVS Pharmacy will be separate from CVS Health, housing major insurer Aetna and benefits manager Caremark
CVS Health, the largest US healthcare conglomerate valued at $117bn, has announced its plans split off its pharmacy chain from its health insurance and benefits businesses, ending an era in which healthcare companies grew into vast conglomerates.
In their announcement on Wednesday, CVS Health said they will split off its 9,000 pharmacies, in-store clinics and mail order prescription business into a business named CVS Pharmacy.
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Edward Helmore · Wed, Nov 4, 2026, 7:20 AM
US news | The Guardian
CVS Pharmacy will be separate from CVS Health, housing major insurer Aetna and benefits manager Caremark
CVS Health, the largest US healthcare conglomerate valued at $117bn, has announced its plans split off its pharmacy chain from its health insurance and benefits businesses, ending an era in which healthcare companies grew into vast conglomerates.
In their announcement on Wednesday, CVS Health said they will split off its 9,000 pharmacies, in-store clinics and mail order prescription business into a business named CVS Pharmacy.
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