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2026
CVS Health announces planned separation of its retail pharmacy business
CVS Health announced a plan to split into two publicly traded companies by the first half of 2028, separating its retail pharmacies from its insurance and pharmacy benefit management businesses. The insurance and PBM company would retain the CVS Health name, while the retail pharmacy company would be called CVS Pharmacy.
2026
CVS agrees to $315 million opioid prescriptions settlement
CVS Pharmacy Inc. and related corporate entities agreed to pay $315 million to resolve allegations concerning opioid and other controlled-substance prescriptions and claims submitted to federal healthcare programs. The settlement also includes an agreement with the DEA requiring CVS to establish a reporting hotline and monitoring and prescriber-review processes. The claims resolved are allegations only, and no liability determination has been made.
2022
CVS Pharmacy and Michael Graves Design launch home health care product line
CVS Pharmacy and Michael Graves Design introduced a direct-to-market line of home health care products. The initial products focus on bathroom safety and mobility aids, and all six designs are available in stores and online.
2021
CVS sues Capital RX over non-compete agreement
CVS Pharmacy and pharmacist Suresh Yarlagadda filed a complaint against Capital RX in Massachusetts over Capital RX's alleged effort to enforce a non-compete agreement. CVS argues that the agreement is invalid under Massachusetts statutory requirements.
2021
Lawsuit alleges injury from CVS Health Peas
A Connecticut resident filed a lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy, alleging that CVS Health Peas ruptured after being microwaved as directed, spilling heated contents and causing burns. The filing alleges product negligence and inadequate or misleading instructions; these are allegations, not a court finding.
2021
CVS Pharmacy announces ExtraCare rewards program update
CVS Pharmacy announced that beginning in July, ExtraCare members would receive their 2% back in ExtraBucks rewards moments after nearly every transaction rather than quarterly, and that the program would add a birthday benefit.
2021
Target and CVS partner to distribute COVID-19 vaccines
Target and CVS Pharmacy partnered to expand COVID-19 vaccine distribution nationwide. More than 600 CVS locations inside Target stores were distributing the vaccine across 17 states, according to the report.
2021
CVS announces expanded COVID-19 vaccine availability in Texas
CVS Health announced that it would begin offering COVID-19 vaccines to eligible people starting Thursday at 47 pharmacies across Texas, including approximately 15 in the Houston area.
2021
BioReference joins New York rapid testing program
BioReference announced its participation in the NY Forward Rapid Testing Program, a collaboration involving New York State, CVS Pharmacy and other organizations.
2020
CVS Pharmacy y más stores launched in New Jersey and New York
CVS Pharmacy launched 12 CVS Pharmacy y más stores in New Jersey and New York, including a location at 451-461 Bloomfield Avenue in Newark.
2020
CVS Media Exchange launch
CVS Pharmacy launched CVS Media Exchange (cMx), a digital advertising platform for consumer packaged goods supplier partners to reach existing and potential customers.
2020
CVS launches CVS Media Exchange
CVS Pharmacy introduced CVS Media Exchange (cMx), an advertising platform for consumer packaged goods brands with advertising placement opportunities across channels including CVS.com, in-store, online video, social media and search engines.
2020
CVS Pharmacy announces Spoken Rx app feature
CVS Pharmacy announced that it had developed Spoken Rx, a feature of the CVS Pharmacy app that reads prescription label information aloud for patients with visual impairments and others unable to read standard print labels. The company said availability would expand to all CVS Pharmacy locations by the end of 2021.
2020
DoorDash partners with CVS Pharmacy for product delivery
DoorDash entered into a partnership with CVS Pharmacy to deliver non-prescription household essentials, groceries and over-the-counter medicines through the platform.
2020
Nuro and CVS plan Houston autonomous prescription delivery pilot
Nuro and CVS partnered on a planned prescription-delivery pilot for select Houston residents. Starting in June, customers could order prescriptions through CVS's website or Pharmacy app for delivery by Nuro vehicles; the article described the pilot as a future service.
2020
CVS Health launches nine HealthHUB locations in Greater Tampa
CVS Health debuted its HealthHUB store format at nine CVS Pharmacy locations in the Greater Tampa community. The locations offer expanded health care services, wellness products and personalized support.
2020
CVS Health debuts 16 HealthHUB locations in Greater Atlanta
CVS Health debuted its HealthHUB store design in 16 CVS Pharmacy locations across Greater Atlanta. The format features expanded health care services, health and wellness products, and personalized care.
2019
California announces $3.6 million enforcement action against CVS Pharmacy
California's CalRecycle announced a $3.6 million enforcement action against CVS Pharmacy, alleging that 81 of its 848 retail stores in the state failed to offer California Redemption Value for recyclable bottles and cans.
2019
Morning Recovery announces nationwide CVS expansion
More Labs announced that Morning Recovery would expand from a test in a handful of Northeast CVS stores to a nationwide program in 2,000 stores launching December 1, 2019.
2019
CVS Pharmacy announces 22 additional store closures
CVS Pharmacy announced that it would stop operating 22 additional stores early the following year, after closing 46 units earlier in 2019.