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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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[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 months ago (1 children)

TIL CVS owns Aetna.

This explains a few things.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They also own CareMark, which is a pharmacy middleman...so CVS owns Aetna who covers you, then Aetna pays CVS for your prescriptions, then CVS pays CareMark for the pills (I think I have the order right there). Somehow, this is legal and totally cool despite the money never leaving the CVS ecosystem at all.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Don't forget CVS running the Minute clinics to diagnose and prescribe!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

How the fuck is this legal?!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Article clearly says they’ve authorized a strike vote, not a strike…

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Comprehension is difficult.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

More unions everywhere all the time.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

Wow not even an employee discount

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

CVS has a long history of shady practices.