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CVS Health

Aetna Next Best Actions health recommendations

CVS Health reported a 5% increase in medication adherence from Aetna's personalized recommendations

WorkingCompany's own claimOfficial ↗

Problem

Aetna needed to help members with chronic conditions follow their medication regimens. Recommendations needed to account for individual circumstances and preferences.

Approach

CVS Health offered Aetna members health recommendations through Next Best Actions. AI and machine learning tailored the recommendations to each member's circumstances and preferences. CVS attributed increased medication adherence among Commercial members with chronic conditions to these recommendations.

Results

5%reported increase in medication adherence among Aetna Commercial members with chronic conditionsCompany's own claim[1]

Takeaway

The reported result concerned Aetna Commercial members with chronic conditions. CVS did not specify whether the increase was relative or measured in percentage points.

Categories

Business function
Customer service
Innovation type
Process innovation
Evidence
Company's own claim

Sources

  1. The critical role of consumer experience in health care
    CVS HealthFeb 2025Company publication

Source summaries

[1]CVS HealthFeb 2025

CVS described AI-based Next Best Actions recommendations for Aetna members. It attributed a 5% increase in medication adherence among Commercial members with chronic conditions to the recommendations.

Full details are in the original sources.

Added 1 Nov 2026 · Updated 1 Nov 2026
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