WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health announced Wednesday that MinuteClinic, the company’s retail medical clinic, joins a premier group of organizations that have received Pathway to Excellence designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). MinuteClinic is the first retail health care organization to receive the Pathway designation, which is a global credential that highlights MinuteClinic’s
WASHINGTON— A federal judge on Wednesday ruled in favor of a Justice Department settlement that allows CVS Health’s nearly $70 billion acquisition of health insurer Aetna. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon had spent a number of months questioning whether the settlement did enough to protect competition and consumers in health-care markets, raising the possibility that he
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Five years after it made the bold move to pull tobacco products from CVS Pharmacy locations, CVS Health said Monday it is expanding its focus on helping people quit smoking. Be The First, the five-year, $50 million dollar initiative by the company and the CVS Health Foundation to help create the first
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Drug prices continue to rise each year. Whether it’s treatments that have doubled in price due to inflation or new, life-saving therapies that come to market at astronomical prices, costs have gotten out of hand and much of the burden is falling on payers and their members. In 2017, CVS Health established
Five years ago next month, CVS Health stopped selling cigarettes and other tobacco products. The move — a bold departure for a pharmacy chain in this country, one that sadly has yet to be matched by any of the company’s peers — was intended to discourage smokers from indulging in a habit that is clearly
ATLANTA – The American Cancer Society, the nation’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer, announced this week the launch of an in-store fundraising campaign at CVS Pharmacy locations across the country, as part of its national collaboration with CVS Health. The funds raised will support cancer patient services programs, breakthrough research, and cancer
WOONSOCKET, R.I.— CVS Health stock rose nearly 6% in pre-market trading on Wednesday after the company reported strong second quarter operating results for the three months ending June 30, 2019. Second quarter earnings beat Wall Street’s expectations and the company significantly raised its own projection for full-year earnings. “We posted strong second quarter results, with
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health said Saturday that Judy Sansone, the company’s senior vice president of front store business and chief merchant, has decided to retire in September. Sansone’s career at CVS spans 42 years and the company said she has played a critical role in many of the company’s most transformative moments. She played
WOONSOCKET, RI – CVS Health announced it will be taking another step forward in advancing its efforts to remove chemicals of consumer concern by eliminating oxybenzone and octinoxate from nearly 60 CVS Health Store Brand sunscreen products under SPF 50 by the end of 2020. This decision is the latest advancement in the company’s chemical
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Millennials may be the first digital natives, but that love of technology could also be harming their health, according to the Path to Better Health Study by CVS Health. The study, now in its second year, explores consumer health goals and asks providers what they need to help patients reach those goals.
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Approximately 60% of a person’s life expectancy is influenced by their everyday activities outside of the doctor’s office our individual behaviors, as well as social and environmental factors. To address this issue and help people improve their health outside of a clinical setting, CVS Health has announced the first in a series
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — As part of an ongoing commitment to building healthier communities, CVS Health and its Foundation Thursday announced $2.9 million in grants to the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (NAFC) and their members. The new funding will support approximately 130 Free & Charitable Clinics in their efforts to help patients manage
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health announced Wednesday the initiation of a clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the HemoCare Hemodialysis System for administration of home hemodialysis. The innovative device includes safety features and is designed to make home hemodialysis simple for patients. Home hemodialysis helps facilitate longer, more frequent dialysis treatments
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy announced Wednesday the expansion of its safe medication disposal program in Ohio, adding disposal units in 53 CVS Pharmacy stores in communities across the state, including Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Toledo and Youngstown. The expanded program is designed to help address the diversion and misuse of unwanted or unneeded prescription
