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Big Questions Answered

Big Questions Answered

Written by: CVS Health
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Big Questions Answered helps us understand important CVS Health initiatives by taking a closer look at new products, powerful innovations and the big changes the company is making to achieve its strategic imperatives and build a world of health around every consumer. The company's senior leaders answer big questions from host Matt McGuire.© Copyright 2025 CVS Health Economics Hygiene & Healthy Living
Episodes
  • Redefining health care in America
    Dec 15 2025

    After just six months on the job, Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips, EVP, Chief Medical Officer, is convinced CVS Health can make a genuine difference in the health care ecosystem.

    • The company has the assets it needs — an insurance provider, a pharmacy benefit manager, health care providers and pharmacies — to restore trust in health care, Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips says.

    • Innovation is change at scale, like when the company enables pharmacists with AI to enhance patient safety or adds primary care services to MinuteClinic locations to address unmet preventive health care needs, she says.

    • “We're actually going to deliver on the promise of being the trusted organization that succeeds in simplifying health care,” Dr. Compton-Phillips says.

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    11 mins
  • Addressing today's retail challenges
    Nov 19 2025

    Musab Balbale, SVP, Chief Merchant, discusses how CVS Pharmacy is meeting evolving consumer needs and adapting to economic uncertainty.


    • CVS Pharmacy is finding new ways to excel in the three tenets of retail: providing great value, selection and service.


    • Our team takes a strategic, customer-first approach to selecting every product we carry. We’re particularly proud of the evolution of the CVS Store Brands portfolio, including Joyward, our new holiday brand.


    • "One of our focuses has been how we really position our store at the center of the community," Musab says, explaining that CVS does this by bringing in the products community members want at more competitive prices.

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    13 mins
  • Becoming America's most trusted health care company
    Oct 31 2025

    Hear from David Joyner, President and CEO, and Heidi Capozzi, EVP and Chief People Officer, on how we all play a part in bringing our new ambition, purpose and values to life.

    • Our ambition is to be America's most trusted health care company. "Every single interaction creates that one opportunity to build trust across the enterprise," David says.

    • We define our purpose as, “to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.” David says, “It's really important now that we come together... and make sure that we're pointing everybody in the direction that we're heading.”

    • David and Heidi hosted roundtables with colleagues from across the enterprise as they defined our four values: We care. We innovate with purpose. We are accountable. We prioritize safety and quality. “They go both outward towards our customers and patients and they go inwards” towards fellow colleagues, Heidi explains.

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    16 mins
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