From a small pharmacy in Massachusetts to a $100 billion healthcare empire, CVS Health has redefined what it means to be a pharmacy. In this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, host Manead dives into CVS’s fascinating evolution, from its early days as Consumer Value Store to its bold moves acquiring Aetna and transforming into a fully integrated healthcare provider.
We explore how CVS blended retail, insurance, and clinical services to build one of the most powerful healthcare ecosystems in the United States and how it continues to shape the future of accessible care through digital transformation, AI, and pharmacy innovation.
We uncover how a simple idea, providing affordable, convenient health access, turned into one of the most ambitious healthcare transformations of our time.
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