In store pharmacy industry is dying. More so apparently post COVID-19. People are use to ordering their prescriptions through an app or through PCP , urgent care, and dare I say online delivery. They don't want to walk into a store and buy over priced store items they can get cheaper at the dollar store down the block or delivered by Amazon. I have a CVS employee discount and even I don't want to buy that over priced make-up and toilet paper.
Larry had a genius idea to drive people to his stores with primary care and behavioral services before Walmart. He had the stores on every neighborhood block to really dominate it, more than Walmart. Aetna's healthcare is about the only good thing going for the stores. Now why Larry stay to see it all the way who knows.
Regardless both CVS and Aetna need each other as more startup tech companies drive the industry foward.
And as someone mentioned if United Healthcare can do it why can't we?
Bumping this from @lcz+1uOzBax7 for being on point.