MinuteClinic becomes Okla. Blue Cross and Blue Shield provider

MINNEAPOLIS CVS Caremark's MinuteClinic has become a participating provider with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma, which provides healthcare benefit plans for more than 600,000 Oklahomans.

Those members now have access to MinuteClinic health care centers located inside select CVS/pharmacy stores in the Oklahoma City market.

"This is an important development in the growth of our business in Oklahoma as we expand access to care to thousands of new customers," stated Andrew Sussman, MD, MinuteClinic president and COO. "By offering high quality treatment in a convenient setting, we can work with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma to help reduce healthcare insurance expenses for its members as well as time spent away from members' families and the workplace."