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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Bertolini Mark T   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CVS HEALTH Corp [CVS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE CVS DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/20/2018 (Street) WOONSOCKET, RI 02895 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/20/2018   J V 89,726 (1) D $ 67.2635 0 I By 2017 GRAT (2) Common Stock 12/20/2018   J V 89,726 (1) A $ 67.2635 232,711 D   Common Stock 12/20/2018   J V 90,127 (3) D $ 67.2635 0 I By 2017 GRAT II (4) Common Stock 12/20/2018   J V 90,127 (3) A $ 67.2635 322,838 D   Common Stock 12/20/2018   J V 217,802 (5) D $ 67.2635 0 I By 2018 GRAT (6) Common Stock 12/20/2018   J V 217,802 (5) A $ 67.2635 540,640 D   Common Stock 12/20/2018   J V 112,808 (7) D $ 67.2635 0 I By 2016 Trust (8) Common Stock 12/20/2018   J V 112,808 (7) A $ 67.2635 653,448 D   Common Stock 12/20/2018   J V 12,534 (9) D $ 67.2635 0 I By 2018 Trust (10) Common Stock 12/20/2018   J V 12,534 (9) A $ 67.2635 665,982 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bertolini Mark T ONE CVS DRIVE WOONSOCKET, RI 02895	X

Signatures

/s/ Mark T. Bertolini		12/26/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Shares that the Reporting Person previously reported as indirectly owned through a 2017 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust ("GRAT") were transferred to the Reporting Person's personal brokerage account on December 20, 2018.
(2)	Represents shares held by a 2017 GRAT for which the reporting person is the sole trustee.
(3)	Shares that the Reporting Person previously reported as indirectly owned through a 2017 GRAT II were transferred to the Reporting Person's personal brokerage account on December 20, 2018.
(4)	Represents shares held by a 2017 GRAT II for which the reporting person is the sole trustee.
(5)	Shares that the Reporting Person previously reported as indirectly owned through a 2018 GRAT were transferred to the Reporting Person's personal brokerage account on December 20, 2018.
(6)	Represents shares held by a 2018 GRAT for which the reporting person is the sole trustee.
(7)	Shares that the Reporting Person previously reported as indirectly owned through a 2016 Trust were transferred to the Reporting Person's personal brokerage account on December 20, 2018.
(8)	Represents shares held by a 2016 Trust for which the reporting person is the investment advisor.
(9)	Shares that the Reporting Person previously reported as indirectly owned through a 2018 Trust were transferred to the Reporting Person's personal brokerage account on December 20, 2018.
(10)	Represents shares held by a 2018 Trust for which the reporting person is the investment advisor.

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