Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Clark James David
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/19/2018		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CVS HEALTH Corp [CVS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE CVS DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Cont & Chief Acct Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

WOONSOCKET, RI 02895		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 8,040.2554
D
 
Common Stock (restricted) 858 (1)
D
 
Common Stock (restricted) 537 (2)
D
 
Common Stock (restricted) 831 (3)
D
 
Common Stock (restricted) 2,214 (4)
D
 
Common Stock (restricted) 274 (5)
D
 
Common Stock (restricted) 2,009 (6)
D
 
Common Stock (restricted) 1,057 (7)
D
 
Common Stock (restricted) 790 (8)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option 04/02/2013(9) 04/02/2019 Common Stock 1,664 $ 45.07 D  
Stock Option 04/01/2014(10) 04/01/2020 Common Stock 3,030 $ 54.53 D  
Stock Option 04/01/2015(11) 04/01/2021 Common Stock 5,350 $ 74.29 D  
Stock Option 04/01/2016(12) 04/01/2022 Common Stock 6,059 $ 102.26 D  
Stock Option 04/01/2017(13) 04/01/2023 Common Stock 7,044 $ 104.82 D  
Stock Option 04/03/2018(14) 04/03/2024 Common Stock 9,050 $ 78.05 D  
Stock Option 04/01/2019(15) 04/01/2025 Common Stock 7,513 $ 62.21 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Clark James David
ONE CVS DRIVE
WOONSOCKET, RI 02895		       SVP, Cont & Chief Acct Officer  

Signatures

/s/ James D. Clark 11/20/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Consists of Restricted Stock Units awarded pursuant to Issuer's 2010 Incentive Compensation Plan. Restrictions lapse 4/1/2020.
(2) Consists of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) awarded pursuant to Issuer's Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Plan, a sub-plan under its 2010 Incentive Compensation Plan. Restrictions on remaining RSUs lapse in two equal installments on 2/28/2019 and 2/28/2020.
(3) Consists of Restricted Stock Units awarded pursuant to Issuer's 2010 Incentive Compensation Plan. Restrictions lapse 4/1/2019.
(4) Consists of Restricted Stock Units awarded pursuant to Issuer's 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan. Restrictions lapse 2/28/2021.
(5) Consists of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) awarded pursuant to Issuer's Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Plan, a sub-plan under its 2010 Incentive Compensation Plan. Restrictions on remaining RSUs lapse 2/28/2019.
(6) Consists of Restricted Stock Units awarded pursuant to Issuer's 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan. Restrictions lapse 4/1/2022.
(7) Consists of Restricted Stock Units awarded pursuant to Issuer's 2010 Incentive Compensation Plan. Restrictions lapse 4/3/2021.
(8) Consists of Restricted Stock Units awarded pursuant to Issuer's Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Plan, a sub-plan under its 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan. Restrictions lapse in three equal installments, commencing 2/28/2019.
(9) Remaining Options became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on 4/2/2013.
(10) Remaining Options became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on 4/1/2014.
(11) Remaining Options became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on 4/1/2015.
(12) Options became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on 4/1/2016.
(13) Options became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on 4/1/2017.
(14) Options became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on 4/3/2018.
(15) Options become exercisable in four equal annual installments, commencing 4/1/2019.

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