CVS

CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) is one of America's largest integrated healthcare companies, founded in 1963 as Consumer Value Stores in Lowell, Massachusetts. Originally a small chain of health and beauty stores, CVS has transformed through decades of strategic acquisitions and organic growth into a comprehensive healthcare ecosystem. The company operates through three primary business segments: Healthcare Benefits (including the Aetna insurance business acquired in 2018), Health Services (pharmacy benefit management and specialty pharmacy services), and Pharmacy and Consumer Wellness (retail pharmacies and MinuteClinic walk-in medical facilities). Today, CVS serves over 100 million customers annually through approximately 9,900 retail locations and has become a Fortune 4 company with annual revenues exceeding $370 billion.