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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseClaimsPaidPriorYears1_492FD8A0F39095949D5F37BE927BF00C_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseClaimsPaidPriorYears1_492FD8A0F39095949D5F37BE927BF00C" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Prior years</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseClaimsPaidPriorYears1_492FD8A0F39095949D5F37BE927BF00C_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseClaimsPaidPriorYears1_492FD8A0F39095949D5F37BE927BF00C" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Claims Paid, Prior Years</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2019/elts/us-gaap-2019-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseClaimsPaidPriorYears1" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseClaimsPaidPriorYears1_492FD8A0F39095949D5F37BE927BF00C" xlink:type="locator" />
    <link:labelArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseClaimsPaidPriorYears1_492FD8A0F39095949D5F37BE927BF00C" xlink:to="lab_us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseClaimsPaidPriorYears1_492FD8A0F39095949D5F37BE927BF00C" xlink:type="arc" />
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_PaymentsForLossesAndLossAdjustmentExpense_D3497AAF8C8AD22AC4F437BE927C6D3E_totalLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_PaymentsForLossesAndLossAdjustmentExpense_D3497AAF8C8AD22AC4F437BE927C6D3E" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Total claims paid</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_PaymentsForLossesAndLossAdjustmentExpense_D3497AAF8C8AD22AC4F437BE927C6D3E_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_PaymentsForLossesAndLossAdjustmentExpense_D3497AAF8C8AD22AC4F437BE927C6D3E" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Claims Paid</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2019/elts/us-gaap-2019-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PaymentsForLossesAndLossAdjustmentExpense" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsForLossesAndLossAdjustmentExpense_D3497AAF8C8AD22AC4F437BE927C6D3E" xlink:type="locator" />
    <link:labelArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsForLossesAndLossAdjustmentExpense_D3497AAF8C8AD22AC4F437BE927C6D3E" xlink:to="lab_us-gaap_PaymentsForLossesAndLossAdjustmentExpense_D3497AAF8C8AD22AC4F437BE927C6D3E" xlink:type="arc" />
    <link:label id="lab_cvs_PremiumDeficiencyReserveLiability_51D74FC223950395C9F337BE927C5ED1_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_cvs_PremiumDeficiencyReserveLiability_51D74FC223950395C9F337BE927C5ED1" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Add: Premium deficiency reserve</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_cvs_PremiumDeficiencyReserveLiability_51D74FC223950395C9F337BE927C5ED1_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_cvs_PremiumDeficiencyReserveLiability_51D74FC223950395C9F337BE927C5ED1" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Premium Deficiency Reserve Liability</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_cvs_PremiumDeficiencyReserveLiability_51D74FC223950395C9F337BE927C5ED1_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_cvs_PremiumDeficiencyReserveLiability_51D74FC223950395C9F337BE927C5ED1" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of reserves related to expected future claims, including maintenance costs (for example, direct costs such as claim processing costs), in excess of existing reserves plus anticipated future premiums and reinsurance recoveries.</link:label>
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    <link:labelArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_cvs_PremiumDeficiencyReserveLiability_51D74FC223950395C9F337BE927C5ED1" xlink:to="lab_cvs_PremiumDeficiencyReserveLiability_51D74FC223950395C9F337BE927C5ED1" xlink:type="arc" />
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseNet_746D098C29118FFD629637BE927CB8A7_periodEndLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseNet_746D098C29118FFD629637BE927CB8A7" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Health care costs payable, end of period, net</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2019/elts/us-gaap-2019-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseNet" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseNet_746D098C29118FFD629637BE927CB8A7" xlink:type="locator" />
    <link:labelArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseNet_746D098C29118FFD629637BE927CB8A7" xlink:to="lab_us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseNet_746D098C29118FFD629637BE927CB8A7" xlink:type="arc" />
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverableForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustments_E9E7E6D42E545419F3D337BE927C17CE_periodEndLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverableForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustments_E9E7E6D42E545419F3D337BE927C17CE" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Add: Reinsurance recoverables</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2019/elts/us-gaap-2019-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverableForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustments" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverableForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustments_E9E7E6D42E545419F3D337BE927C17CE" xlink:type="locator" />
    <link:labelArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverableForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustments_E9E7E6D42E545419F3D337BE927C17CE" xlink:to="lab_us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverableForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustments_E9E7E6D42E545419F3D337BE927C17CE" xlink:type="arc" />
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense_AD08DD00E70D84AB62E137BE927C42AA_periodEndLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense_AD08DD00E70D84AB62E137BE927C42AA" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Health care costs payable, end of period</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2019/elts/us-gaap-2019-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense_AD08DD00E70D84AB62E137BE927C42AA" xlink:type="locator" />
    <link:labelArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense_AD08DD00E70D84AB62E137BE927C42AA" xlink:to="lab_us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense_AD08DD00E70D84AB62E137BE927C42AA" xlink:type="arc" />
    <link:label id="lab_cvs_PremiumDeficiencyReserveLiability_13A0F2B59FAA8FABC92F37BE927C5D08_verboseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_cvs_PremiumDeficiencyReserveLiability_13A0F2B59FAA8FABC92F37BE927C5D08" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Premium deficiency reserve</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="cvs-20190930.xsd#cvs_PremiumDeficiencyReserveLiability" xlink:label="loc_cvs_PremiumDeficiencyReserveLiability_13A0F2B59FAA8FABC92F37BE927C5D08" xlink:type="locator" />
    <link:labelArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_cvs_PremiumDeficiencyReserveLiability_13A0F2B59FAA8FABC92F37BE927C5D08" xlink:to="lab_cvs_PremiumDeficiencyReserveLiability_13A0F2B59FAA8FABC92F37BE927C5D08" xlink:type="arc" />
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_SecSchedule1218SupplementalInformationPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersCurrentYearClaimAndClaimAdjustmentExpense_9D698EDAAF713D50F50B37BE927DB504_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_SecSchedule1218SupplementalInformationPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersCurrentYearClaimAndClaimAdjustmentExpense_9D698EDAAF713D50F50B37BE927DB504" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Benefit costs recorded in other insurance liabilities</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_SecSchedule1218SupplementalInformationPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersCurrentYearClaimAndClaimAdjustmentExpense_9D698EDAAF713D50F50B37BE927DB504_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_SecSchedule1218SupplementalInformationPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersCurrentYearClaimAndClaimAdjustmentExpense_9D698EDAAF713D50F50B37BE927DB504" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">SEC Schedule, 12-18, Supplemental Information, Property, Casualty Insurance Underwriters, Current Year Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2019/elts/us-gaap-2019-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SecSchedule1218SupplementalInformationPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersCurrentYearClaimAndClaimAdjustmentExpense" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SecSchedule1218SupplementalInformationPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersCurrentYearClaimAndClaimAdjustmentExpense_9D698EDAAF713D50F50B37BE927DB504" xlink:type="locator" />
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable_0A66E3E6F3977F9975041DE45ED0311E_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable_0A66E3E6F3977F9975041DE45ED0311E" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Disaggregation of Revenue [Table]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable_0A66E3E6F3977F9975041DE45ED0311E_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable_0A66E3E6F3977F9975041DE45ED0311E" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Disaggregation of Revenue [Table]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2019/elts/us-gaap-2019-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable_0A66E3E6F3977F9975041DE45ED0311E" xlink:type="locator" />
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelAxis_9FEFABCA58D72EA5E9E21DE45ED2A55F_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelAxis_9FEFABCA58D72EA5E9E21DE45ED2A55F" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Contract with Customer, Sales Channel [Axis]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelAxis_9FEFABCA58D72EA5E9E21DE45ED2A55F_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelAxis_9FEFABCA58D72EA5E9E21DE45ED2A55F" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Contract with Customer, Sales Channel [Axis]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2019/elts/us-gaap-2019-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelAxis" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelAxis_9FEFABCA58D72EA5E9E21DE45ED2A55F" xlink:type="locator" />
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelDomain_39432488493DFAC6800A1DE45ED259FD_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelDomain_39432488493DFAC6800A1DE45ED259FD" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Contract with Customer, Sales Channel [Domain]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelDomain_39432488493DFAC6800A1DE45ED259FD_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelDomain_39432488493DFAC6800A1DE45ED259FD" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Contract with Customer, Sales Channel [Domain]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2019/elts/us-gaap-2019-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelDomain" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelDomain_39432488493DFAC6800A1DE45ED259FD" xlink:type="locator" />
    <link:labelArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelDomain_39432488493DFAC6800A1DE45ED259FD" xlink:to="lab_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelDomain_39432488493DFAC6800A1DE45ED259FD" xlink:type="arc" />
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_SalesChannelDirectlyToConsumerMember_65CF5CE086F78F0232831DE45ED2F481_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_SalesChannelDirectlyToConsumerMember_65CF5CE086F78F0232831DE45ED2F481" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Pharmacy network</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_SalesChannelDirectlyToConsumerMember_65CF5CE086F78F0232831DE45ED2F481_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_SalesChannelDirectlyToConsumerMember_65CF5CE086F78F0232831DE45ED2F481" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Sales Channel, Directly to Consumer [Member]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2019/elts/us-gaap-2019-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SalesChannelDirectlyToConsumerMember" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SalesChannelDirectlyToConsumerMember_65CF5CE086F78F0232831DE45ED2F481" xlink:type="locator" />
    <link:labelArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SalesChannelDirectlyToConsumerMember_65CF5CE086F78F0232831DE45ED2F481" xlink:to="lab_us-gaap_SalesChannelDirectlyToConsumerMember_65CF5CE086F78F0232831DE45ED2F481" xlink:type="arc" />
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_SalesChannelThroughIntermediaryMember_45A5BD36B5E94C4F0D4C1DE45ED2A80A_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_SalesChannelThroughIntermediaryMember_45A5BD36B5E94C4F0D4C1DE45ED2A80A" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Mail choice</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_SalesChannelThroughIntermediaryMember_45A5BD36B5E94C4F0D4C1DE45ED2A80A_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_SalesChannelThroughIntermediaryMember_45A5BD36B5E94C4F0D4C1DE45ED2A80A" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Sales Channel, Through Intermediary [Member]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2019/elts/us-gaap-2019-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SalesChannelThroughIntermediaryMember" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SalesChannelThroughIntermediaryMember_45A5BD36B5E94C4F0D4C1DE45ED2A80A" xlink:type="locator" />
    <link:labelArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SalesChannelThroughIntermediaryMember_45A5BD36B5E94C4F0D4C1DE45ED2A80A" xlink:to="lab_us-gaap_SalesChannelThroughIntermediaryMember_45A5BD36B5E94C4F0D4C1DE45ED2A80A" xlink:type="arc" />
    <link:label id="lab_cvs_SalesChannelOtherMember_3A983F5039446C31DCDB1DE45ED35D1D_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_cvs_SalesChannelOtherMember_3A983F5039446C31DCDB1DE45ED35D1D" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Other</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_cvs_SalesChannelOtherMember_3A983F5039446C31DCDB1DE45ED35D1D_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_cvs_SalesChannelOtherMember_3A983F5039446C31DCDB1DE45ED35D1D" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Sales Channel, Other [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_cvs_SalesChannelOtherMember_3A983F5039446C31DCDB1DE45ED35D1D_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_cvs_SalesChannelOtherMember_3A983F5039446C31DCDB1DE45ED35D1D" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Sales Channel, Other [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:labelArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_cvs_SalesChannelOtherMember_3A983F5039446C31DCDB1DE45ED35D1D" xlink:to="lab_cvs_SalesChannelOtherMember_3A983F5039446C31DCDB1DE45ED35D1D" xlink:type="arc" />
    <link:label id="lab_cvs_PharmacyRevenueMember_29B28676044E4F54B30C1DE45ED39544_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_cvs_PharmacyRevenueMember_29B28676044E4F54B30C1DE45ED39544" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Pharmacy</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_cvs_PharmacyRevenueMember_29B28676044E4F54B30C1DE45ED39544_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_cvs_PharmacyRevenueMember_29B28676044E4F54B30C1DE45ED39544" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Pharmacy Revenue [Member]</link:label>
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