CVS Caremark Fertility Managed Plan Helps Couples Without Insurance Coverage Afford Fertility Medications

CVS Caremark Specialty Pharmacy Fertility Care Program delivers high quality, comprehensive, proactive pharmacy care 


WOONSOCKET, R.I., Nov. 10  /PRNewswire/ -- Infertility affects approximately 7.3 million women and their partners in the United States, or about 12 percent of the reproductive-age population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the current economic climate, couples may find it difficult to afford the drug therapies they need to pursue advanced fertility treatments. The CVS Caremark Fertility Managed Plan provides eligible patients with immediate savings and quick access to fertility medications along with personalized education and support.

"We recognize that fertility medications can be expensive and that this may pose a barrier for some couples considering treatment," said Joan O'Rourke, N.P., Vice President, Strategic Operations, CVS Caremark Specialty Pharmacy.  "The CVS Caremark Fertility Managed Plan can help couples dealing with infertility access discounted fertility medications, while also providing them with comprehensive medication information, proactive education and personalized support that are the hallmarks of the CVS Caremark Specialty Pharmacy Fertility Care Program."

The Fertility Managed Plan is a new program designed to offer eligible patients discounts on fertility medications. The program is intended for patients who do not have fertility medication health insurance coverage, or have exhausted their benefit for fertility medications. The Fertility Managed Plan is not insurance and savings are only available through CVS Caremark Specialty Pharmacy.  For more information, please call toll-free 1-888-826-5632 or visit http://www.caremark.com/fertility.

The CVS Caremark Specialty Pharmacy Fertility Care Program delivers high quality, comprehensive care tailored to the fertility patient.  Patients who use CVS Caremark Specialty Pharmacy services receive:

  -- Easy referral process with prompt intake and same day turnaround
  -- Dedicated interdisciplinary Fertility CareTeam
  -- Pharmacist-led care coordination
  -- 24/7 clinical support and counseling
  -- Dedicated Fertility Care Program toll-free telephone and fax line
  -- Patient education materials, including an online fertility resource
     center
  -- Discrete, timely delivery of medication anywhere in the US
  -- Comprehensive access to medications and supplies required for a typical
     treatment cycle, including compounded products
  -- Reimbursement services
  -- Egg donor medication services




CVS Caremark Specialty Pharmacy will be exhibiting at the 2008 annual meeting of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) in San Francisco, CA from November 10-12. At the meeting, CVS Caremark Specialty Pharmacy will provide reproductive endocrinologists and nurses with information about the end-to-end specialty pharmacy services provided for couples, along with details about how patients can access the CVS Caremark Fertility Managed Plan to receive discounted pricing on their fertility medications.

About CVS Caremark

CVS Caremark is the largest provider of prescriptions in the nation. The Company fills or manages more than 1 billion prescriptions annually. Through its unmatched breadth of service offerings, CVS Caremark is transforming the delivery of health care services in the U.S. The Company is uniquely positioned to effectively manage costs and improve health care outcomes through its more than 6,800 CVS/pharmacy and Longs Drugs stores; its Caremark Pharmacy Services division (pharmacy benefit management, mail order and specialty pharmacy); its retail-based health clinic subsidiary, MinuteClinic; and its online pharmacy, CVS.com. General information about CVS Caremark is available through the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site, at cvscaremark.com/investors, as well as through the press room section of the Company's Web site, at cvscaremark.com/newsroom.

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