CVS Caremark and Area Colleagues Provide $40,000 of Support to Tornado Relief Efforts in Joplin, MO

WOONSOCKET, R.I., June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark announced today that it has donated approximately $40,000 in monetary and in-kind donations to support residents of Joplin, MO, including some of the company's pharmacy benefit management (PBM) clients and their members, who were impacted by the recent tornado. CVS Caremark and CVS/pharmacy colleagues in the region collected and donated first aid and personal care supplies valued at approximately $35,000 to local relief efforts in Joplin.  In addition, CVS Caremark has made a $5,000 donation to the American Red Cross to further support relief efforts in the area.

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"We know that the tornado directly affected some of our valued PBM clients and their members in the Joplin area, so we are pleased to be able to support local relief efforts and the American Red Cross," said Eileen Howard Boone, Senior Vice President, Community Relations of CVS Caremark.  

CVS Caremark has also been working closely with our PBM clients and their members in the affected area to ensure members have ongoing access to their medications.  CVS Caremark colleagues are providing guidance to members about how to obtain their medications according to each unique situation.  

CVS Caremark is the largest pharmacy health care provider in the United States with integrated offerings across the entire spectrum of pharmacy care. We are uniquely positioned to engage plan members in behaviors that improve their health and to lower overall health care costs for health plans, plan sponsors and their members. CVS Caremark is a market leader in mail order pharmacy, retail pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, and retail clinics, and is a leading provider of Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans. As one of the country's largest pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs), we provide access to a network of approximately 65,000 pharmacies, including more than 7,200 CVS/pharmacy® stores that provide unparalleled service and capabilities. Our clinical offerings include our signature Pharmacy Advisor™ program as well as innovative generic step therapy and genetic benefit management programs that promote more cost effective and healthier behaviors and improve health care outcomes. General information about CVS Caremark is available through the Company's website at http://info.cvscaremark.com/.

Media Contact:
Christine Cramer
CVS Caremark
(401)770 3317
[email protected]

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