CVS Caremark plan participants have access to most comprehensive
Spanish-language Web site in PBM industry
WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) today
announced the launch of a Spanish version of Caremark.com. The Web site makes
it easier for Spanish-speaking CVS Caremark plan participants to engage in
their health care by providing them with online information and access to help
manage their prescription benefits. Plan participants can access the Spanish
Caremark.com Web site via a link on Caremark.com, or directly at
http://Espanol.Caremark.com. This launch is the first phase of an ongoing
effort to maintain a consistent plan participant experience for both English
and Spanish-speaking members.
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"We developed Espanol.Caremark.com in response to feedback from our
clients about the need for an on-line environment to help Spanish-speaking
plan participants manage and understand their prescription benefit," said
Helena Foulkes, Executive Vice President at CVS Caremark. "The new site
provides Spanish-speaking plan participants with the most comprehensive
prescription benefit management site available today, and we will continue to
enhance and expand upon the Spanish content available on the site."
From Espanol.Caremark.com, plan participants have access to many key
functions, including the ability to:
-- Refill mail service prescriptions and check prescription order status
-- View prescription history
-- Access ordering information for new prescriptions
-- Explore potential savings opportunities at the Savings Center
-- View drug lists and check drug costs
-- Find local pharmacies
-- Access prescription plan information
-- Print forms and ID cards (in Spanish)
-- Manage account and prescription information for family members
"Being able to make the key functions of our on-line environment available
in Spanish enables us to help our clients engage their plan participants in
their own health care," said Foulkes. "Espanol.Caremark.com is another
example of how we continue to identify and implement programs that meet the
needs and preferences of our clients and their plan participants or members."
About CVS Caremark
CVS Caremark is the largest provider of prescriptions in the nation. The
Company fills or manages more than 1 billion prescriptions annually. Through
its unmatched breadth of service offerings, CVS Caremark is transforming the
delivery of health care services in the U.S. The Company is uniquely
positioned to effectively manage costs and improve healthcare outcomes through
its more than 6,900 CVS/pharmacy and Longs Drugs stores; its Caremark Pharmacy
Services division (pharmacy benefit management, mail order and specialty
pharmacy); its retail-based health clinic subsidiary, MinuteClinic; and its
online pharmacy, CVS.com. General information about CVS Caremark is available
through the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, at
http://investor.cvs.com, as well as through the newsroom section of the
Company's website, at www.cvscaremark.com/newsroom.
Media Contacts:
Steve Campanini Christine Cramer
Corporate Communications Corporate Communications
(401) 770-5005 (401) 770-3317
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