CVS to split into two companies in stunning strategic about-face

Coverage, in order

1. 7d ago
   first Fierce Healthcare indie

   CVS Health plans to split pharmacy business from Aetna, Caremark

   CVS Health is splitting up. The healthcare giant announced Wednesday morning that it would divide its business units into two companies.

2. 7d ago
   
   Healthcare Dive indie

   CVS to split into two companies in stunning strategic about-face

   The breakup, which will separate Aetna and Caremark from CVS’ retail pharmacies, is an indictment of the dogma that bigger is always better in the healthcare industry.

3. 7d ago
   
   BioPharma Dive indie

   CVS to split into two companies in stunning strategic about-face

   The breakup, which will separate Aetna and Caremark from CVS’ retail pharmacies, is an indictment of the dogma that bigger is always better in the healthcare industry.

4. 7d ago
   
   NYT Health mainstream

   CVS to Split Off Drugstore Business, Ending Its Bigger-Is-Better Era

   CVS Health will spin off its drugstores, mail-order business and in-store medical clinics.

5. 7d ago
   
   MedCity News indie

   CVS Health Bids Goodbye to Vertical Integration But Not Conflict of Interest

   CVS Health plans to split into two companies by 2028, but experts say the move may not resolve conflicts of interest between its insurance and PBM businesses.

6. 7d ago
   
   HIT Consultant indie

   CVS Health Formalizes Tax-Free Split-Off to Carve Out CVS Pharmacy by 2028

   What You Should Know CVS Health officially confirmed its intent to separate into two independent, publicly traded healthcare companies by the first half of 2028 through a transaction intended to be tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The corporate breakup will separate CVS’s network of…

7. 7d ago
   
   WSJ Health mainstream review

   Inside CVS Health, a small group of top executives spent months engaged in a strategic review that developed into a secret plan: a decision to split up the $400 billion healthcare giant

   The company is splitting its drugstore and insurance businesses amid mounting regulatory pressure.

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