WOONSOCKET, R.I .— CVS Health is encouraging consumers to clean out their medicine cabinets and safely dispose of unused prescription medication on National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, this October 27. CVS Health has installed safe medication disposal units in more than 750 CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide and has donated more than 900 additional units to community
WOONSOCKET, R.I. – CVS Health announced that three additional Aetna directors with deep insurance company oversight experience — Edward Ludwig, Fernando Aguirre and Roger Farah — will join the CVS Health Board following the completion of its acquisition of Aetna. The appointment of these three Aetna directors, together with the previously announced addition of Mark Bertolini,
WOONSOCKET, RI – A new MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinic has opened inside the CVS Pharmacy store at 22125 Cumberland Ridge Drive in Cypress, Texas, providing the community with convenient access to common health care services. The new clinic is open seven days a week with no appointment necessary. The clinic will provide a wide array of high-quality,
WOONSOCKET, R.I— CVS Health announced that MinuteClinic, the company’s retail medical clinic, has rolled out its new virtual health care offering in Delaware, Kentucky, Rhode Island, Utah and Vermont. People in those states with minor illnesses and injuries, skin conditions and other wellness needs can now seek care through MinuteClinic Video Visits, a telehealth offering. MinuteClinic Video Visits
WOONSOCKET, RI – A new MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinic has opened inside the CVS Pharmacy store at 305 East 86th Street in Manhattan, providing the community with convenient access to common health care services. The new clinic is open seven days a week with no appointment necessary. The clinic will provide a wide array of
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health is recognizing its 30,000 pharmacists as part of American Pharmacists Month, an annual observation held in October. The company’s pharmacy teams are trusted community-based health care resources who play a valuable role in helping people on their path to better health. Pharmacists across the company are dedicated to improving access to
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — SilverScript Insurance Company, a CVS Health company, announced its new Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) options for 2019. Medicare beneficiaries in the continental U.S. can choose from three SilverScript plans that offer a $0-deductible in 44 states on all five drug tiers. In addition, the company has added SilverScript Allure, a new PDP
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health today announced a series of community investments to improve the health and wellness of local communities in Ohio. More than $150,000 in new grants will help support Ohio nonprofits helping to mitigate prescription drug abuse and expand access to quality, convenient and affordable care across the state. “We are committed to making
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health president and chief executive officer Larry Merlo will share his insights on the accelerated pace of change in health care and vision for transforming America’s $3.6 trillion health care system during a gathering of Town Hall Los Angeles, the city’s oldest and largest public speaking forums for presenting solutions to the most relevant issues
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — As the nation’s first and only national pharmacy chain to have eliminated the sale of cigarettes and other harmful tobacco products from its retail stores and having never sold e-cigarettes and vaping devices CVS Health today applauded the enforcement actions taken by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to curtail the
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health will issue a number of advisories to help customers and patients prepare as Hurricane Florence approaches the East Coast. “The health and safety of our customers, patients and colleagues are most important to us,” said Kevin Hourican, executive vice president, CVS Health and president, CVS Pharmacy. “In light of weather
WOONSOCKET, R.I. – CVS Health announced that its pharmacy benefit manager CVS Caremark received NCQA Health Information Products (HIP) Certification in pharmacy benefits. This helps affirm that CVS Caremark, through its caremark.com website and customer call center, provides members with the information they need to understand and use their pharmacy benefits. NCQA’s HIP Certification is a
WASHINGTON — CVS Health Corp.’s planned acquisition of Aetna Inc. is close to getting the official go-ahead from federal regulators, according to a report published Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal, which said the deal could receive formal antitrust approval from the U.S. Department of Justice within the next few weeks. That approval is expected to
WOONSOCKET, R.I — In its continuing commitment to improve access to affordable health care for all Americans, CVS Health is kicking off its annual Project Health campaign at select CVS Pharmacy locations in 11 communities across the country this Thursday, September 6, with free health and wellness screenings. A total of 528 Project Health events will