Walmart Could Leave CVS Caremark Pharmacy Networks Amid Dispute

CVS Health says split with Walmart pharmacies would affect employer and Medicaid customers

Anna Wilde Mathews and

Sarah Nassauer

Updated Jan. 15, 2019 4:46 p.m. ET

CVS Health Corp. is battling Walmart Inc. over the cost of filling prescriptions, a clash that could result in a split between the retail behemoth and the health-care giant.

Walmart is expected to leave CVS Caremark pharmacy networks over the dispute, a split that could occur as soon as early February, though CVS said it has asked for an extension through April 30. The two sides could also still end up hammering out a deal, despite the current public hostilities.

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