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FORTUNE.COM // JUNE .1 .19
With last year’s acquisition of Aetna,
CVS Health became the biggest publicly
traded health care company in the world. But
the costly acquisition hasn’t paid off yet—
leaving consumers and investors wondering:
Is getting health care from your pharmacy
the future? By SHAWN TULLY
YOUR
DRUGSTORE
WILL
SEE YOU
NOW
cvs
8 10.4%
TOTAL RETURN TO SHAREHOLDERS
REVENUES (2008–2018 ANNUAL RATE)
$194.6 BILLION
500 R ANK
– $594 MILLION
PROFITS
295,000
EMPLOYEES
PHOTOGRAPH BY JUSTIN CLEM0NS
