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Favorable demographics and health care reform
represent major tailwinds for CVS Caremark.
An aging population, U.S. health care reform, and the rise in chronic disease will drive a significant increase in
prescription drug use in the coming years. As the country’s leading dispenser of prescription drugs, we expect
this changing environment to create a major tailwind for CVS Caremark. For starters, nearly 10,000 people are
turning 65 every day, and this demographic takes three times the number of prescriptions than the national
average. Utilization will increase further as some 30 million Americans gain health coverage through the Affordable
Care Act beginning in 2014. Moreover, approximately half the U.S. population suffers from one or more chronic
diseases, a situation that is only expected to worsen over the next 20 years. Since pharmacy care is one of the
most cost-effective lines of defense in health care, we expect clients and customers to turn increasingly to our
unique initiatives for driving medication adherence and closing gaps in care.
By 2030, the 65 and
over population in
the United States will
have increased by
more than 80 percent
compared with 2010.
By 2015, approximately
30 million Americans
are expected to gain
health coverage through
implementation of the
Affordable Care Act.
Chronic disease
prevalence is growing
rapidly and accounts
for the vast majority of
health care spending.
AGING POPULATION
(millions of lives)
TOTAL NUMBER OF INSURED
(millions of lives)
CHRONIC DISEASE PREVALENCE
(millions of lives)
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CVS CAREMARK 2012 ANNUAL REPORT
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