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Last week, CVS Health announced it now offers in-network primary care to Aetna members in limited major markets via its MinuteClinics, which provides walk-in clinic services in about 1,100 CVS retail outlets. The Texas markets of Houston and San Antonio, along with the greater Atlanta area, are the first, with plans to expand markets and the number of payors in the future.

"This is a time of unprecedented change in how people access and receive health care," Creagh Milford, retail health president of CVS Health, told Drug Store News. "The focus on reducing costs and improving outcomes, changing consumer expectations, and advances in technology are creating the necessary conditions for innovation and disruption."

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