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CVS Health to split into two companies amid vertical integration pressure

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CVS Health is planning to separate its business operations into two distinct companies. The drugstore division, comprising over 9,000 locations, will form one entity, while the Aetna health insurance and pharmacy benefit management operations will constitute the second. This strategic move comes amid increasing pressure on the company's vertical integration model. AI

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CVS Health to split into two companies amid vertical integration pressure

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor ·

    CVS Health To Split Into Two Companies As Pressure Mounts On Vertical Integration

    CVS Health will split into two companies, putting its more than 9,000 drugstores under one business and its Aetna health insurance and pharmacy benefit operations into another.

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