MinuteClinic becomes participating provider with health care insurer

MINNEAPOLIS CVS Caremark's MinuteClinic business has become a participating provider with Highmark, the largest healthcare insurer in Pennsylvania based on membership.

Highmark, which is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, serves 4.8 million people through the company's healthcare benefits business.

Through the partnership, members of Highmark's health plans now have access to MinuteClinic locations in the Pittsburgh market.

"This is an important development in the growth of our business in western Pennsylvania as we expand access to care to millions of new customers," stated Chip Phillips, MinuteClinic president. "By offering high quality treatment in a convenient setting, we can work with Highmark to help reduce healthcare insurance expenses for its members as well as time spent away from members' families and the workplace."