WOONSOCKET, R.I., June 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health
(NYSE: CVS) today announced that the first CVS Pharmacy locations
in Target stores in Colorado are
now open. The pharmacies, located in several metropolitan areas,
including Denver, Colorado Springs
and Fort Collins, are being
operated through a store-within-a-store format and are branded CVS
Pharmacy.
"We're excited to introduce our integrated pharmacy services and
health care expertise to Target guests in Colorado," said Tony
Caskey, Area Vice President for CVS Pharmacy. "Our pharmacy
care offerings, along with our innovative digital tools, will offer
consumers expanded wellness options and increased access to care.
We look forward to welcoming Target guests as our pharmacy
patients."
With the addition of 39 rebranded CVS Pharmacy locations in
Target stores, the company now has its first presence in the state
and is introducing Target guests to its suite of innovative
pharmacy care services.
The CVS Pharmacy in Target locations in Colorado will soon offer the complete suite of
pharmacy care and medication management services available at
traditional CVS Pharmacy stores, including ScriptSync™ and
Specialty Connect. ScriptSync, enables patients and caregivers with
multiple maintenance medications to pick up all of their eligible
prescriptions at the same time in a monthly CVS Pharmacy visit.
Specialty Connect, which gives patients the option to pick up their
specialty prescriptions at any CVS Pharmacy, is also now available
to patients at CVS Pharmacy in Target locations throughout
Colorado. These programs are
available to all patients, regardless of their health insurance
carrier.
CVS Caremark plan members in Colorado will now be able to access
Maintenance Choice, a program that lets CVS Caremark plan members
choose to fill 90-day supplies of medications for chronic
conditions either through mail service or at any CVS Pharmacy
location. In addition, Pharmacy Advisor, a program in which
CVS Caremark plan members diagnosed with chronic conditions receive
face-to-face counseling when they choose to fill prescriptions at
CVS Pharmacy or by phone when they choose mail service pharmacy,
will be available by the end of 2016.
"As we roll out the new CVS Pharmacy in Target locations, we are
working closely with patients to make their transition to our
services and programs as simple and seamless as possible," added
Caskey.
Patients at CVS Pharmacy in Target now have access to convenient
and easy-to-use digital tools, such as the CVS Pharmacy app and
CVS.com, to help them manage their prescriptions and stay on track
with their medications. Patients who utilize CVS Pharmacy's digital
offerings are also able to scan their pill bottles to order refills
of their prescriptions and receive medication reminders while
benefiting from easier in-store pickup. CVS Pharmacy's leading
ExtraCare loyalty program and the opt-in ExtraCare Pharmacy &
Health Rewards will allow patients to earn $5 in ExtraBucks Rewards for every 10
prescriptions filled. Patients can also earn rewards for the other
things they do to stay healthy, like getting immunizations or
choosing email refill reminders.
CVS Pharmacy is committed to giving back to the communities
where its colleagues live and work. The company has extended that
commitment to Colorado with a
$50,000 donation to Children's
Hospital Colorado. The funding will be used to support the mission
of Children's Colorado, which is
devoted to the health and well-being of children, along with the
hospital's medical, research, education and advocacy programs.
"We congratulate CVS Pharmacy on its expansion into Colorado's Target stores and are thrilled to
have such a committed new community partner join us in our mission
to transform child health," said Cary
Larger, senior vice president, community fundraising,
Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation.
In December 2015, CVS Health
acquired all Target pharmacies and retail clinics across 47 states.
All of the pharmacies and clinics have now been converted to CVS
Pharmacy and MinuteClinic. In addition, a CVS Pharmacy will be
included in all new Target stores that offer pharmacy services and
Target clinic locations will be rebranded as MinuteClinic over the
next few months. The acquisition expands CVS Health's pharmacy
footprint by approximately 20 percent and its clinic footprint by
about 8 percent. CVS Health now has a presence in every state.
To learn more about the Target pharmacy transition, customers
can visit www.cvs.com/target.
About CVS Pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy, the retail division
of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), is America's leading retail
pharmacy with over 9,600 locations. It is the first national
pharmacy to end the sale of tobacco and the first pharmacy in the
nation to receive the Community Pharmacy accreditation from URAC,
the leading health care accreditation organization that establishes
quality standards for the health care industry. CVS Pharmacy is
reinventing pharmacy to help people on their path to better health
by providing the most accessible and personalized expertise, both
in its stores and online at CVS.com. General information about CVS
Pharmacy and CVS Health is available at www.cvshealth.com.
Contact
Amy Lanctot
(401) 770-2931
Amy.Lanctot@CVSHealth.com
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