CVS, CVS, CVS, and CVS.
Imagine you wake up with a headache. It’s a fairly common experience (especially these days), and one that shouldn’t accidentally put you in the middle of a web of corporate greed. But it does. Let's say you go to the doctor. And it's Oak Street Health because that’s close by. Well, Oak Street Health is owned by CVS. That’s right — your doctor is owned by CVS. And let’s say that doctor prescribes you medicine. So you go to your pharmacy, CVS. That medicine is covered by your insurance, Aetna. And who owns Aetna? Right again, CVS. But wait, there's a middleman between your pharmacy and insurance company that helps you negotiate prices to lower costs: CVS Caremark. Who owns the middleman? You got it — CVS. CVS may own your pharmacy. CVS may own your doctor. CVS may own your insurance company. CVS may own the middleman between your insurance company and your pharmacy. One giant company is in charge of the whole supply chain, and you better believe they are taking a cut e...