CVS

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — During a celebration Tuesday at company headquarters, CVS Health announced its Charity Classic golf event raised more than $1 million to New England area charities.

The CVS Health Charity Classic also reached a milestone this year by surpassing a total of $20 million of philanthropic support to hundreds of nonprofits.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy wants to be the location of choice for last-minute holiday gift ideas, stocking stuffers and better-for-you snack options.

"Whether it's designer fragrance sets that save a trip to a busy department store or thoughtful personalized photo gifts, our seasonal selections help create a convenient and less stressful shopping experience for CVS Pharmacy customers," said Judy Sansone, Senior Vice President of Front Store Business, CVS Pharmacy and Chief Merchant of CVS Health.

NEW YORK — CVS Health will embark on a three-step streamlining initiative with a goal of saving approximately $3 billion from 2017-2021. Two-thirds of the savings will be seen in CVS’s retail/long-term care segment, with the remaining one-third of savings seen in the pharmacy benefits manager category.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Naloxone is now available without a prescription at all CVS Pharmacy locations in Nevada. The Woonsocket-based company stated it established a standing order with physicians in the Sliver State that allows CVS Pharmacy to expand access to the medication across the state.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, here CVS comes.

The Kansas City Development Council announced Wednesday that CVS Pharmacy will build a 762,000-square-foot distribution center at Kansas City’s Skyport Industrial Park. A ground breaking for the 71-acre facility, located at 108th Street and North Congress near Kansas City International Airport and Interstate 29, is expected to take place in January, and construction is expected to commence immediately.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health introduced Transform Diabetes Care, a program intended to help the company’s pharmacy benefit management clients improve health outcomes of their members, lower pharmacy costs via aggressive trend management, and decrease medical costs by improving medication adherence, A1C control and lifestyle management.

WASHINGTON —  The nation’s major companies are advancing in record numbers vital policies and practices to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) workers around the world, according to the 2017 Corporate Equality Index released Monday by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization.