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      Affordability

      Lowering costs of care and prescription medications

      A woman paying for her medication at a pharmacy

      Reducing costs to improve health care affordability

      CVS Health is committed to helping enable better clinical outcomes at a lower cost, and we continuously evaluate how our offerings ensure affordable access to care and prescription medications. We also research how the broader health care system can bring down the costs of care while supporting individual and community health.

      Reducing health care costs while supporting patient outcomes

      29%

      Reduction in out-of-pocket costs for CVS Caremark® members over the past seven years*

      $3,700

      Up to this amount saved per proactive outreach through Aetna One® Advocate, Aetna’s high-touch care management service*

      ~$4,000

      Saved per successful intervention through Intelligent Medication Monitoring, which identifies CVS Specialty® patients who may benefit from changing therapy*

      Featured research

      • *FOR OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS SOURCE: CVS Caremark Analytics, 2023.

      • *FOR HIGH-TOUCH CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICE SOURCE: Aetna One Advocate in-depth client studies; 1/1/20-12/31/2022. Savings depend on actions taken by the member. All services based on an individual’s health plan. Includes Care Management and Proactive Service Engagement.

      • *FOR PATIENTS WHO MAY BENEFIT FROM CHANGING THERAPY SOURCE: CVS Health Analytics, 2024. Estimated savings based on CVS Specialty data 01/01/2023 to 12/31/2023 representing successful Intelligent Medication Monitoring (IMM) intervention with 60-day matured savings. Actual results may vary depending on benefit plan design, member demographics, programs implemented by the plan and other factors.