NPR February 21, 2019
Alison Kodjak

CVS plans to transform some of its stores into “health hubs,” retail locations revamped to include more health care services and products. One of the first is in Spring, Texas, a suburb of Houston.

When it comes to making changes in health care, CVS Health isn’t settling for tinkering around the edges. The company is looking to strike at the heart of how health care is delivered in the U.S.

In November, the drugstore chain completed a $70 billion acquisition of health insurance giant Aetna that CVS has said will change the company and in the process alter the way consumers experience health care.

“We’re trying to transform the industry,” says Dr. Alan Lotvin, executive vice president for transformation for...

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