March 31, 2021 by MMR
CSR, CVS Health, Transform Health 2030 strategy
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health announced on Wednesday new goals in support of its long-term corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy, Transform Health 2030, and released its 14th annual CSR report. The Transform Health 2030 strategy is guided by four priority areas, Healthy People, Healthy Business, Healthy Community and Healthy Planet, through which the company uses its strengths
March 29, 2021 by MMR
COVID-19, CVS Health, vaccination, vaccines
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WOONSOCKET, R.I.— In an ongoing effort to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines and help the country move forward from the pandemic, CVS Health announced Monday that it will begin vaccinating eligible populations on Wednesday, March 31 at two select CVS Pharmacy locations in Delaware, five select CVS Pharmacy locations in New Mexico, six select CVS
March 18, 2021 by MMR
Ad Council, COVID Collaborative, CVS Health, Walgreens, Walmart
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NEW YORK — The Ad Council and COVID Collaborative unveiled on Thursday new public service advertisements (PSAs) with CVS Health, Walgreens and Walmart to help educate people throughout the nation about the COVID-19 vaccines. Developed with expertise from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as part
March 17, 2021 by Jeffrey Woldt
CVS Health, Karen Lynch
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — For Karen S. Lynch, health care is personal. On National Caregivers Day in late February, she shared some thoughts on LinkedIn about her aunt Millie, whom Lynch, when she was in her early 20s, looked after, and recalled the difficulties in navigating the complexities of the American health care system. “Ultimately, those
March 16, 2021 by MMR
COVID-19 antibody testing, CVS Health
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health announced Tuesday the availability of COVID-19 antibody testing in all 100 MinuteClinic locations in Texas and in all 60 MinuteClinic locations in Massachusetts. The point-of-care test assesses for previous exposure to COVID-19 and results are available within 15 minutes. MinuteClinic is the retail medical clinic of CVS Health, with approximately
March 11, 2021 by MMR
CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Karen Lynch
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health announced Thursday that it has nearly doubled the number of states where select CVS Pharmacy locations are offering COVID-19 vaccines to eligible populations through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program (FRPP). The company is now administering vaccines in nearly 1,200 stores across 29 states and Puerto Rico including: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado,
March 4, 2021 by MMR
affordable housing, CVS Health, Phoenix, Project Health
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health will invest $12.4 million to build 60 new units of affordable housing in south Phoenix and expand its no-cost preventive health screening program, Project Health, in the greater Phoenix area, the company said Thursday. The moves are part of what CVS Health describes as its commitment to provide $600 million over five years to address
February 24, 2021 by MMR
CVS Health, vaccines
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has added Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania to the list of states where select CVS Pharmacy locations will offer COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible populations through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. This follows the successful February 12 rollout in 11 states: California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. Appointments for the latest allocation of approximately 570,000 doses will start
February 23, 2021 by MMR
CVS Health, housing
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — To address housing insecurities and promote community health improvement in vulnerable populations, CVS Health said it invested over $114 million in affordable housing in 2020. The company’s investments over the past year will lead to the construction and rehabilitation of more than 2,800 affordable housing units in 30 cities, across 12 states. Karen
February 19, 2021 by MMR
community-based strategy, COVID-19 vaccine access, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, enters for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), health equity
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. —CVS Health is adopting a community-based strategy to address potential inequities related to COVID-19 vaccine access in vulnerable communities, with a particular focus on Black and Hispanic populations, the company said Friday. The strategy includes proactive patient outreach, community-based partnerships and vaccine clinics, and robust, education-focused marketing, all aimed at increasing COVID-19 vaccination
February 16, 2021 by MMR
Ahold Delhaize USA Brands, Albertsons Companies, Beyond the Bag, ChicoBag, Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag, CVS Health, Dollar General, Domtar, Eon, Fill it Forward, GOATOTE, Hy-Vee, Meijer, PlasticFri, Returnity, SmartC, Sway, Target and Walmart, The Kroger Co., The TJX Companies, Wakefern Food Corp., Walgreens
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NEW YORK — The Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag has picked the nine winners of its Beyond the Bag Challenge, which is designed to find more sustainable alternatives to the traditional plastic retail bag. The winners are: ChicoBag, Domtar, Eon, Fill it Forward, GOATOTE, PlasticFri, Returnity, SmartC and Sway. The winning solutions fall into
February 16, 2021 by MMR
CVS Health, Q4
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health’s fourth quarter sales and earnings easily beat Wall Street’s projections, as a rise in script counts lifted its results. Karen Lynch Adjusted earnings per share were $1.30, bettering analysts’ forecast by 6 cents. Revenue for the period ended December 31 rose 4% from a year earlier to $69.55 billion, also