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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 * Denton David M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CVS HEALTH Corp [CVS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP and CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE CVS DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/20/2018 (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 (restricted) 02/20/2018   J   38,836 (1) D $ 0 114,041 D   Common Stock 02/20/2018   J   18,057 (2) D $ 0 18,400.99 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

Stock Option

$ 74.29

02/20/2018

J

30,325 (3)

04/01/2015(4)

04/01/2021

Common Stock

30,325

$ 0

32,618

D

Stock Option

$ 102.26

02/20/2018

J

25,540 (3)

04/01/2016(5)

04/01/2022

Common Stock

25,540

$ 0

34,382

D

Stock Option

$ 104.82

02/20/2018

J

22,716 (3)

04/01/2017(6)

04/01/2023

Common Stock

22,716

$ 0

48,980

D

Stock Option

$ 78.05

02/20/2018

J

10,869 (3)

04/03/2018(7)

04/03/2024

Common Stock

10,869

$ 0

89,310

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Denton David M ONE CVS DRIVE WOONSOCKET, RI 02895-			EVP and CFO

Signatures

/c/ David M. Denton		02/21/2018
**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)	Represents restricted stock units (RSUs) that are being held in constructive trust for the sole benefit of the reporting person's ex-spouse, effective as of the end of the 90-day waiting period under a divorce decree, which waiting period ended on or about February 20, 2018. The RSUs held in trust for the ex-spouse are no longer beneficially owned by the reporting person.
(2)	Represents shares that have been transferred to the reporting person's ex-spouse pursuant to a divorce decree on various dates during the 90-day waiting period under the decree that ended on or about February 20, 2018. The shares now owned by the ex-spouse are no longer beneficially owned by the reporting person.
(3)	Represents stock options that are being held in constructive trust for the sole benefit of the reporting person's ex-spouse, effective as of the end of the 90-day waiting period under a divorce decree, which waiting period ended on or about February 20, 2018. The stock options held in trust for the ex-spouse are no longer beneficially owned by the reporting person.
(4)	Option became exercisable in four equal annual installments, commencing 4/1/2015.
(5)	Option became exercisable in four equal annual installments, commencing 4/1/2016.
(6)	Option became exercisable in four equal annual installments, commencing 4/1/2017.
(7)	Option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments, commencing 4/3/2018.

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