Acquisition takes CVS into new dispensing channel

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Boosting its services for the burgeoning senior market, CVS Health has agreed to acquire Omnicare — the nation’s largest provider of pharmaceutical services to long-term care facilities — for $12.7 billion. With the acquisition, which includes $2.3 billion in debt, CVS Health will significantly expand its ability to dispense prescriptions in assisted