CVS to split off drugstore business in major breakup of healthcare giant
The move would reverse the company's $78 billion acquisition of Aetna, and dismantle the vertically integrated healthcare conglomerate it created in 2018.
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CVS to spin off pharmacy business, unwinding Aetna deal
- CVS plans to spin off its pharmacy business, reversing its $78B Aetna acquisition and dismantling the vertically integrated healthcare conglomerate formed in 20
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