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CVS California: 7000 employees strike. "I work full-time yet can’t afford to get health insurance, which is ridiculous, because CVS owns Aetna" (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] MoonMelon@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

These big pharmacies have their own PBMs (Pharmacy Benefit Managers) also, which is this middleman that sits between employee healthcare plans, drug manufacturers, and the pharmacy. CVS's is called Caremark.