# CVS to split off drugstore business in major breakup of healthcare giant

- Source: CNBC Top News
- Published: 2026-11-04T11:35:53+00:00
- Category: Markets
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/04/cvs-to-split-off-drugstore-business.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/cvs-to-split-off-drugstore-business-in-major-breakup-of-healthcare-gia-bc386e/

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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