CVS to split off drugstore business in major breakup of healthcare giant
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CVS Health will separate its drugstore business, reversing the $78 billion Aetna acquisition that created its vertically integrated conglomerate in 2018. The breakup dismantles a model built on combining retail pharmacies, a pharmacy benefit manager and health insurance under one roof. The move reflects pressure to simplify a structure that investors and analysts have argued obscures performance across disparate segments. It also follows sustained scrutiny of pharmacy benefit managers and shifting economics in retail pharmacy. Details on deal structure, timing and leadership of the separated entities are the next items to watch.
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