Most people think of CVS as just a drugstore.

Like the place you go to pick up anything from printer paper to pain relievers.

Yeah, where's the exedrant headache medicine?

My brain or something?

Yeah, my brain.

And of course, as a place that spits out notoriously long receipts.

I got some deodorants, some headache medicines, some toothpaste, and a little toilet pacasso,

my dog.

And their seed is maybe a foot and a half.

For a while now, CVS has been on an acquisition spree, transforming it from just a drugstore

into a healthcare giant.

CVS is absolutely a far bigger company than I think most people know.

Most of us know the pharmacy down the street.

We might go there to buy our shampoo and pick up a prescription.

That's our colleague Anna Matthews who covers the healthcare industry.

But the company is really far, far broader than that and has been becoming broader for many

years now.

And what the company is now saying is they really want to be more at the center of healthcare.

And last week, CVS announced its most recent deal.

It's buying a network of primary care centers called Oak Street Health for more than $10

billion.

Anna says it's part of a wave of consolidation that's reshaping the industry.

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