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Aetna
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CVS Health raises EPS outlook to $8.20 as Aetna insurance margins recover
CVS Health reported 5.4% revenue growth and stronger adjusted earnings as its health insurance division recovered from a difficult comparison period. The company raised cash flow guidance substantially, but medical cost inflation, changes in insurance membership and pharmacy reimbursement pressure remain material risks.
November 5, 2026
CVS Health to split into two as shares plunge 12.5% despite profit growth
CVS Health Corporation plans to separate its retail pharmacy business from its insurance, pharmacy benefit management and healthcare services operations by the first half of 2028. The announcement coincided with stronger quarterly earnings and higher guidance, yet a sharp share-price decline exposed doubts about whether dismantling the integrated structure will deliver greater shareholder value.
November 5, 2026
CVS Health is breaking up after spending years integrating care. Why did investors hate it?
CVS Health plans to split its approximately $117 billion healthcare conglomerate into two listed companies by the first half of 2028, separating its 9,000-store pharmacy network from Aetna, Caremark and its healthcare-services businesses even as earnings and cash-flow guidance improve.
November 4, 2026
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) faces April 21 earnings test after CMS win
UNH shares up ~10% after CMS finalises a 2.48% 2027 Medicare Advantage rate hike. Here is what retail investors need to know before April 21 earnings.
April 7, 2026
Lifeward (Nasdaq: LFWD) bets on oral insulin platform to escape medical device treadmill
Lifeward (LFWD) posts full-year 2025 revenue of $22M, down 14%, as shareholders approve the Oramed POD platform deal. Here is what it means for LFWD investors. Read more.
March 18, 2026
CVS stock slips as Aetna settles Medicare Advantage diagnosis code fraud case for $117.7m
CVS Health's Aetna to pay $117.7M over Medicare Advantage diagnosis code fraud. Read what this means for CVS stock and managed care enforcement.
March 11, 2026
What CVS’s full acquisition of Rite Aid pharmacies means for patients and competitors
Find out how CVS Health’s full acquisition of Rite Aid’s pharmacy assets is reshaping U.S. retail healthcare and what it means for patients and competitors.
October 15, 2025
InStride Health expands pediatric anxiety and OCD care through Aetna partnership
InStride Health, a leading provider of specialized pediatric mental health treatment, has expanded access to its evidence-based program…
February 19, 2025
CVS to acquire IlliniCare Health Plan from Centene
CVS Health acquisition of IlliniCare Health Plan : Centene, a US health insurance company, has signed a deal…
December 4, 2019
CVS Health shareholders approve $69bn CVS Health Aetna merger
CVS Health Aetna merger : Stockholders of US-based retail pharmacy chain CVS Health have approved CVS Health acquisition…
March 14, 2018