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Walgreens, Aurora Health Care to partner on 8 retail clinics
DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens and Aurora Health Care on Tuesday announced that Aurora Health Care will own and operate, and provide all clinical services at, eight retail health clinics to be located within Walgreens stores across eastern Wisconsin.
Automated pharmacy notifications can make the difference in advance of natural disasters
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Automated pharmacy notifications can provide the necessary push to encourage patients with chronic conditions to refill medications prior to a forecasted natural disaster, according to new research conducted by the CVS Health Research Institute and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. The study also concluded public-private partnerships can facilitate timely pharmacy outreach as part of broader community-based natural disaster planning.

Walmart tests convenience-store format with online grocery pickup service

Walmart has opened a 4,000-sq.-ft. format that offers pick-up of online grocery orders and a convenience store that also sells snacks, beverages and more.

The 4,000-sq.-ft. location, in Thornton, Colo., also has an on-site gasoline station, the Denver Business Journal reported.

It’s the second location for the concept, with the retailer opening its first pickup and fuel station in April, in Huntsville, Ala., according to the report.
Record number of Fortune 500 Cos. score '100' on 2017 Corporate Equality Index

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.
Target celebrates 20-year St. Jude's partnership with Bullseye Bash

MINNEAPOLIS — Target is celebrating 20 years of partnership efforts with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which helps save the lives of children battling cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
CVS encourages flu shots during National Influenza Vaccination Week

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — It’s not too late to get a flu shot.

CVS Pharmacy and MinuteClinic are encouraging consumers to get their flu shot during the week of Dec. 4-10, which is The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Influenza Vaccination Week. Vaccination Week, established by the CDC in 2005, is intended to emphasize the importance of getting vaccinated as the holiday season begins.
For National Influenza Vaccination Week, Rite Aid offers $5 flu shot discount

CAMP HILL, Pa. -- From Dec. 5 through Dec. 17, Rite Aid customers will be able to save $5 on their flu shot in support of National Influenza Vaccination Week, the company announced Monday.
TRICARE adds Walgreens to pharmacy network, displacing CVS

WASHINGTON - The nation's military covered under TRICARE were given new marching orders effective Dec. 1 as Walgreens joined TRICARE's retail pharmacy network, displacing CVS Health as a preferred pharmacy in the Express Scripts-managed network.

That move could displace as many as 16 million of CVS Health's most profitable prescriptions, many of which Walgreens will be endeavoring to capture.
Industry’s best and brightest collaborate at 18th DSN Industry Issues Summit

NEW YORK — Some 275 retail and CPG executives descended on the New York Athletic Club Thursday to talk about the future role the industry can play in chronic care management, how companies can embrace technology to better serve customers and patients and where the industry is headed at the 18th annual DSN Industry Issues Summit. The event was preceded Wednesday night with a cocktail reception at the Redeye Grill near Central Park.
Kentucky's leading Medicaid plan adds The Little Clinic to network

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Passport Health Plan has added The Little Clinic inside select Kroger stores around Kentucky to its growing network of accepted healthcare providers, effective Jan. 1, 2017, the companies announced Thursday.

“We are very excited to add The Little Clinic to our network of healthcare providers around the Commonwealth,” stated Mark Carter, CEO of Passport Health Plan. “Opening access to these additional services will allow our members to get the care and treatment that they need to live healthier lives.”