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CVS in “Retailers Become the New Ad Networks”

CVS Health Corporation

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CVS Media Exchange can link advertising exposure to pharmacy, health, beauty and convenience-store purchases across a large loyalty ecosystem.

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Retailers Become the New Ad Networks

Purchase data and closed-loop measurement are pulling advertising budgets from agencies and the open web into digital storefronts.

BULL side — CVS Media Exchange can link advertising exposure to pharmacy, health, beauty and convenience-store purchases across a large loyalty ecosystem.

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Bull side

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  • CVS in “Retailers Become the New Ad Networks”

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    Purchase data and closed-loop measurement are pulling advertising budgets from agencies and the open web into digital storefronts.

    CVS Media Exchange can link advertising exposure to pharmacy, health, beauty and convenience-store purchases across a large loyalty ecosystem.

  • America Imports the World's Drug Prices

    CVS in “America Imports the World's Drug Prices”

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    US reference pricing puts global blockbuster economics—and not just American list prices—under pressure.

    CVS can use its Caremark pharmacy-benefit platform and Aetna insurance arm to retain more negotiating leverage and lower drug costs under reference pricing.

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  • Managed Care's Margin Machine Breaks

    CVS in “Managed Care's Margin Machine Breaks”

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    Rising utilization, tougher reimbursement and scrutiny of denials are shifting economics from insurers back to care providers.

    Medical-cost pressure at Aetna and scrutiny of pharmacy-benefit economics can offset strength in CVS's retail and services operations.