CVS told me they wouldn't cover a prescription unless I filled it at CVS. How are they struggling when their whole business is a vertical monopoly based on exploiting what should be wildly illegal conflicts of interest

maybe they should try to get bought by Comcast

I was actually surprised to learn from this article that CVS owns Aetna. I have Aetna (through work, not really my choice) but basically never go to CVS because it's further away and is even worse staffed than Walgreen's. Never once have I been encouraged by Aetna to go to CVS. Yet, anyway.