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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health is moving into year four of its fundraising campaign to raise money for Stand Up To Cancer. The company on Monday announced the latest effort, taking place Oct. 29 through Nov. 19  at CVS Pharmacy location nationwide, allowing customers to donate $1, $3 or more at checkout or online.

NEW YORK — Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, New York City Councilperson Corey Johnson and Northside Center for Child Development earlier this week announced a new partnership with CVS Health to expand mental health clinics in public and charter schools across New York City.

NEW YORK — Rumors of a blockbuster deal in which CVS Health would acquire Aetna circulated late Thursday, driving shares of Aetna up 12.7% to $180.48 per share.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health on Wednesday officially introduced the expansion of the company's safe medication disposal program to include locations inside CVS Pharmacy stores, marking the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 28.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Health benefits company Anthem’s new pharmacy benefits manager IngenioRx will be getting an assist from CVS Health. The companies inked a five-year agreement that will see CVS Health’s Caremark PBM managing such services as claims processing and prescription fulfillment services for IngenioRx.

In just the past few months, Walmart announced plans for a naturally positioned color cosmetics line called Found. CVS has pumped in more than 2,000 natural, organic and naturally inspired items, such as Organic Doctor and Burt’s Bees cosmetics into 3,000 doors. And earlier this year, Target substantially built out its natural assortment and dubbed natural skin care as a business contributing double-digit percentage sales lifts.  

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — With the inaugural National Check Your Meds Day taking place on Oct. 21, CVS Pharmacy is encouraging its patients to bring their prescriptions medications and supplements to their local location for free medication reviews. The day is being established by Consumer Reports and the Dept. of Health and Human Services.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health’s latest partnership is looking to make it easier for prescribers to see lower-cost alternatives through analytics and data sharing. The company is working Epic, whose Health Planet population health and analytics platform creates insights around medication dispensing patterns and adherence behaviors.