# Largest US Pharmacy Chain Splits In Two, Separates Selling Drugs And Insurance

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/largest-us-pharmacy-chain-splits-in-two-separates-selling-drugs-and-insurance/
- Published: 2026-11-06T20:27:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T21:39:28+00:00
- Original publisher: The Daily Caller (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/06/cvs-splits-two-drugs-insurance-cms
- Topics: Americas, Business, Health, Markets, Medicine, Politics, World

## Key points

- CVS plans to divide into retail and healthcare businesses.
- The retail company would include about 9,000 pharmacies.
- CVS shares fell 12.5% after the announcement.

## Summary

CVS plans to split into two publicly traded companies, separating its pharmacy retail operations from businesses including health insurance and pharmacy benefits. The move follows a strategic review and comes as the company faces pressure from changing regulations and government drug-pricing policies.

The proposed retail company, CVS Pharmacy, would include about 9,000 pharmacies, mail-order services, MinuteClinic and Health100. An interim healthcare solutions company would include Aetna, CVS Caremark, CVS Specialty, Oak Street Health and Signify Health. CVS shares fell 12.5% to $79.96 after the announcement, reducing its market value by nearly $15 billion; separately, CMS estimates its 2027 changes to the 340B drug discount programme will cut drug spending by about $5.45 billion.

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