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Grants are part of a $3 million, multi-year initiative to help people nationwide manage and prevent chronic diseases WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, a private foundation created by CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) today announced the recipients of the "Innovations in Community Health" grants, which have been awarded to community health centers nationwide through a partnership with the National Association of Community Health...
WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS) will be holding a conference call on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT) with analysts and investors to discuss its first quarter 2013 financial results. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090226/NE75914LOGO ) An audio webcast of the conference call will be broadcast simultaneously through the Investor Relations portion of the CVS Caremark website for all interested parties. To...
The free smartphone offer* allows shoppers to enjoy the convenience of the CVS Mobile app, so they can refill prescriptions, access personalized savings and shop on-the-go WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS/pharmacy(®) today announced that up to one million free smartphones* will be offered to eligible customers, allowing easy access to its convenient mobile app. Upon receipt of the phone, consumers will receive a text message prompt to download the CVS Mobile app...
CVS Caremark focus on medication adherence saved PBM clients more than $643 million in 2012 WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) today released its annual Insights report, which reviews drug trend and highlights key issues in pharmacy care. In a pivotal finding, the 2012 analysis revealed that the increased availability of generics combined with CVS Caremark's industry-leading generic dispensing rate (GDR) of 77.4 percent helped reduce spending...
Visit Coincides with Expanded Medicaid Coverage at MinuteClinic COLUMBIA, S.C., April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- South Carolina's Director of Health and Human Services, Tony Keck, toured the MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinic earlier today inside the CVS/pharmacy store in downtown Columbia on Assembly Street. Andrew Sussman, M.D., president, MinuteClinic and senior vice president/associate chief medical officer, CVS Caremark Corporation, joined him for the tour. (Photo:...
Funding part of $5.6 million granted by CVS Caremark to increase access to health care services and children's health-related programs WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, a private foundation created by CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS), announced today that $2.6 million in grants has been awarded to 66 non-profit organizations across the country to provide them with much-needed funding. The new grant recipients were chosen through...
Clinical Collaboration Will Increase Access to Care WOONSOCKET, R.I. and SAN DIEGO, April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MinuteClinic, the retail health care division of CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS), and Sharp HealthCare - one of Southern California's largest integrated health systems - have entered into a clinical affiliation to enhance access to high-quality, affordable health care services throughout San Diego County, the second most populous county in California....
New CVS/pharmacy iPad app makes it easy for customers to manage prescriptions and shop from their tablets WOONSOCKET, R.I., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS/pharmacy today launched a first-of-its-kind interactive app, delivering a unique digital drugstore experience for customers using Apple iPads. With the new CVS iPad app customers can explore a virtual 3D CVS/pharmacy and quickly access services from the Pharmacy, ExtraCare, Photo Center and MinuteClinic, as well as browse their...
Findings suggest medication adherence to commonly prescribed medications can result in cost savings of up to $868 per patient per year WOONSOCKET, R.I., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Heart disease costs the United States $108.9 billion each year according to the Centers for Disease Control, but there are ways those costs can be controlled. Research published in the April issue of the American Journal of Medicine found that patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) who are...
Andrew Sussman, M.D., highlights CVS Caremark's growing retail health clinic model WOONSOCKET, R.I., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Andrew Sussman, M.D., President, MinuteClinic and Senior Vice President/Associate Chief Medical Officer of CVS Caremark (NYSE:CVS), travelled to London this week to discuss how MinuteClinic, CVS Caremark's provider of retail-based medical clinics, is improving care and access at substantially lower cost. (Logo:...
