CVS falls 14% on plans 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 drugstore unit, unwinding Aetna acquisition
- CVS plans to spin off its retail pharmacy business, reversing the $78B Aetna acquisition
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Published：2026-11-04 22:43:25 · Source：cnbc · Automatically aggregated and analysed — verify against the original source.