July 18, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Lisa Bisaccia, SkillBridge Initiative
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health today announced the expansion of the company’s participation in the Department of Defense SkillBridge Initiative, which helps service men and women transition from military life to private sector civilian careers, to new locations in Hampton Roads (Virginia) and Schofield Barracks (Hawaii). Active duty military at these bases can begin training with
June 6, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, MinuteClinic, Thomas Moriarty, VA Mission Act
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has applauded the enactment of the VA Mission Act, which enhances veteran access to community care through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The new law builds upon several successful programs CVS Health has implemented in coordination with the Department to increase veterans’ access to health care services through walk-in care
June 5, 2017 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Brian Duffy, David Shulkin, Department of Veterans Affairs, mental health care for military veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, veterans' mental health, Walgreens
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens is collaborating with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) to improve mental health care for military veterans through enhanced education, access to resources and outreach. The partners are reaching out to veterans with targeted initiatives that address mental health awareness and treatment, suicide prevention
April 18, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Baligh Yehia, CVS Health, CVS MinuteClinic, David McIntyre, Department of Veterans Affairs, John McCain, Maureen McCarthy, MinuteClinic, Phoenix VA Health Care System, Tobias Barker, TriWest Healthcare Alliance
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PHOENIX — CVS Health’s MinuteClinic is taking part in a public-private alliance to expand access to health care services for veterans in the Phoenix area. Under an initiative by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Phoenix VA Health Care System (HCS), the TriWest Healthcare Alliance and CVS MinuteClinic, nearly 120,000 veterans enrolled in the
May 25, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Andrew Sussman, CVS Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, MinuteClinic, retail clinic, Stephen Ezeji-Okoye, VA Palo Alto HCS, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, walk-in medical clinics
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — MinuteClinic aims to expand health care access for military veterans in Northern California via an affiliation with the Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (VA Palo Alto HCS). The retail clinic operator said that through the initiative — which parent company CVS Health called a first of its kind