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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Flum Joshua Matthew 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/28/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CVS HEALTH Corp [CVS] (Last) (First) (Middle) 704 EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Corp Strategy & Bus Dev 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) VALLEY COTTAGE, NY 10989 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 14,690 D   Common Stock (pep) 2,616.0772 D   Common Stock (restricted) 1,385 D   Common Stock (restricted) 814 D   Common Stock (restricted) 378 D   Common Stock (restricted) 2,444 D   Common Stock (restricted) 2,146 D   Common Stock (restricted) 6,027 D   Common Stock (restricted) 3,523 D Â

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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	04/01/2014(1)	04/01/2020	Common Stock	17,703	$ 54.53	D	Â
Stock Option	04/01/2014(2)	04/01/2021	Common Stock	21,460	$ 34.96	D	Â
Stock Option	04/01/2015(3)	04/01/2021	Common Stock	25,177	$ 74.29	D	Â
Stock Option	04/01/2016(4)	04/01/2022	Common Stock	17,822	$ 102.26	D	Â
Stock Option	04/01/2017(5)	04/01/2023	Common Stock	17,611	$ 104.82	D	Â
Stock Option	02/27/2018(6)	02/27/2025	Common Stock	24,060	$ 103.87	D	Â
Stock Option	04/03/2018(7)	04/03/2024	Common Stock	30,169	$ 78.05	D	Â
Stock Option	04/01/2019(8)	04/01/2025	Common Stock	22,541	$ 62.21	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Flum Joshua Matthew 704 EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD VALLEY COTTAGE, NY 10989	Â	Â	  EVP, Corp Strategy & Bus Dev	Â

Signatures

/s/ Joshua M. Flum		11/30/2018
**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)	Options became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on 4/1/2014.
(2)	Options became exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on 4/1/2014.
(3)	Options became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on 4/1/2015.
(4)	Options became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on 4/1/2016.
(5)	Options became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on 4/1/2017.
(6)	Options became exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on 2/27/2018.
(7)	Options became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on 4/3/2018.
(8)	Options become exercisable in four equal annual installments, commencing 4/1/2019.

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