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🧵 2. Layoffs at CVS will include severance pay and benefits for affected employees. Focus on care delivery & technology drives expense reduction.

🧵 3. CVS's move to eliminate non-customer facing positions comes ahead of second-quarter earnings report. The company operates 9,000+ retail locations nationwide.

🧵 4. CVS's push into health care includes acquisitions of Signify Health and Oak Street Health, tightening competition with Walgreens and Amazon.

🧵 5. Last quarter, CVS lowered earnings forecast due to costs associated with its health care expansion. Focus on improving patient care remains a priority.