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    <periodOfReport>2022-01-01</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000064803</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CVS HEALTH Corp</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CVS</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

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            <rptOwnerCik>0001900910</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Shah Prem S</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>ONE CVS DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WOONSOCKET</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>RI</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02895</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>EVP and Co-President of Retail</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            </securityTitle>
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                <footnoteId id="F6"/>
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                <value>Stock Unit (deferred)</value>
                <footnoteId id="F9"/>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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                    <value>D</value>
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        </nonDerivativeHolding>
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                <value>Stock Option</value>
                <footnoteId id="F10"/>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2017-04-01</value>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2023-04-01</value>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>5870</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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        </derivativeHolding>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option</value>
                <footnoteId id="F11"/>
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                <value>102.26</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2022-04-01</value>
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                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option</value>
                <footnoteId id="F12"/>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2025-04-01</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>1691</value>
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            </underlyingSecurity>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option</value>
                <footnoteId id="F13"/>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2020-04-01</value>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2029-04-01</value>
            </expirationDate>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityShares>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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                <value>Stock Option</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                <value>Stock Option</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Consists of remaining Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) awarded pursuant to Issuer's Performance-Based Restricted Stock Plan, a sub-plan under its 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan (ICP). Restrictions lapse on 02/28/2022.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Consists of RSUs awarded pursuant to Issuer's 2017 ICP. Restrictions on remaining RSUs lapse in two equal installments commencing on 04/01/2022.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Consists of RSUs awarded pursuant to Issuer's 2017 ICP. Restrictions on remaining RSUs lapse in three equal installments commencing on 04/01/2022.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Consists of RSUs awarded pursuant to Issuer's 2017 ICP. Restrictions lapse on 04/01/2022.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Consists of remaining RSUs awarded pursuant to Issuer's Performance-Based Restricted Stock Plan, a sub-plan under its 2017 ICP. Restrictions lapse in two equal installments commencing on 02/28/2022.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Consists of RSUs awarded pursuant to Issuer's 2017 ICP. Restrictions on remaining RSUs lapse in four equal installments commencing on 04/01/2022.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Consists of Matching RSUs awarded pursuant to Issuer's Partnership Equity Program, a sub-plan under its ICP, and dividend equivalents on the Matching RSUs. Restrictions lapse on the RSUs on 08/31/2023.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">Consists of RSUs awarded pursuant to Issuer's Performance-Based Restricted Stock Plan under its 2017 ICP. Restrictions lapse in three equal installments commencing on 02/26/2022.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">Consists of Stock Units awarded pursuant to Issuer's 2010 &amp; 2017 Incentive Compensation Plans, the receipt of which the reporting person has elected to defer.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">Option becomes exercisable in four equal installments commencing 04/01/2017.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">Option becomes exercisable in four equal installments commencing 04/01/2016.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F12">Option becomes exercisable in four equal installments commencing 04/01/2019.  Additional options from this award have been exercised.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F13">Option becomes exercisable in four equal installments commencing 04/01/2020.  Additional options from this award have been exercised.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F14">Option becomes exercisable in four equal installments commencing 04/01/2021.  Additional options from this award have been exercised.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F15">Option becomes exercisable in three equal installments commencing 04/01/2022.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F16">Option vests in three equal installments, on 8/31/2021, 8/31/2022 and 8/31/2023.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Prem S. Shah</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-01-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
