WOONSOCKET, R.I., Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) announced today that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has concluded its investigation under the Federal Trade Commission Act into the company's business practices. The investigation has resulted in CVS Caremark entering into ... read more

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A CVS Caremark study found that the company's integrated pharmacy-based program - Pharmacy Advisor(TM) - increased medication adherence rates and physician initiation of prescriptions for concomitant medications, improving care for diabetes patients and resulting in savings for health plans. ... read more

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) executives shared plans to address the challenges facing health care during the Company's annual Analyst Day in New York City today. The company is uniquely positioned to offer solutions to these challenges through innovative products and services that meet ... read more

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark announced today that it has been awarded the 2011 Supply Chain Distinction Award North America in the Logistics Best Practice Category. The awards were announced last week at the annual Supply Chain Logistics Summit held in Dallas, ... read more

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) today announced the appointment of Kevin Murphy to the position of President for Accordant Health Services, a CVS Caremark company that provides disease management and case management services for people with rare chronic conditions. Murphy is charged with ... read more

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to attack the high costs of cardiovascular illnesses and to improve the treatment outcomes of cardiac patients, CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) has launched Pharmacy Advisor(TM) for chronic cardiovascular care, a pharmacy-based approach to managing one of the most prevalent ... read more

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its broad support for patients with diabetes, and in recognition of American Diabetes Month, CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) will be hosting live Facebook chats to answer patients' questions about diabetes and chronic condition management. Among other topics, the discussions ... read more

BOSTON, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Employers face a fundamental decision concerning employee health care benefits when health reform-required insurance exchanges take center stage in 2014: Should their companies continue employer-sponsored insurance plans or should they move employees to programs offered through public exchanges? Troyen A. Brennan, MD, MPH, executive ... read more

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty four percent of patients given a new medication by their doctor did not fill the prescription, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard University, Brigham and Women's Hospital and CVS Caremark and published this week in the American Journal of ... read more

WOONSOCKET, R.I. and WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) and the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) today announced a new partnership to identify, inspire and prepare young Latinos to join health care fields, through a new Health Care category of the prestigious HHF Youth Awards program. This ... read more

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) announced today the release of the Caremark.com Droid application. Available at no cost at the Android Market, this new application provides Android users with the ability to access the Drug Information Database to learn more about various prescription drugs ... read more

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark, the nation's largest pharmacy health care provider, is taking the opportunity during October's American Pharmacists Month to recognize the critical role that its pharmacists play in programs and services that are delivering solutions that improve the health of patients while lowering ... read more

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As consumers and patients increasingly use social media as a health care tool and resource, a survey by Harvard University, Brigham and Women's Hospital and CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) researchers demonstrates that there is great variability in the standards used to ensure sites ... read more

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark and Children's Hospital Boston will celebrate a mutually significant milestone at Fenway Park this evening. Just prior to the Boston Red Sox/Baltimore Orioles game, the two will recognize hitting the $1 million mark in funds donated to the Hospital by CVS ... read more

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark announced today that it has partnered with Direct Relief USA to offer up to $6 million in free flu shots to community clinic and health center patients who lack health insurance. More than 400 participating clinics and health centers across the ... read more

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, the private foundation managed by CVS Caremark, announced today a donation of $75,000 to the American Red Cross in support of relief efforts for communities on the east coast of the United States impacted by Hurricane Irene. ... read more

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) today announced that Mark S. Cosby has been named President of CVS/pharmacy effective October 1, 2011. With more than 7,200 stores in 41 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, CVS/pharmacy is one of the largest pharmacy ... read more

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Aug. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Medicare Part D beneficiaries who enter the "donut hole," where they have to pay 100 percent of previously subsidized prescription costs, are twice as likely to discontinue their medications as they are to switch to more affordable or generic medications, a new ... read more