SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Postal Service today recognized CVS Caremark, Inc., headquartered in Woonsocket, RI, with its Mail Solutions Award for the company’s support of the success of mail and its commitment to a successful business relationship with the Postal Service.
CVS Caremark was one of 21 companies recognized this year by the Postal Service at the National Postal Forum (NPF), which, for more than 40 years, has been recognized as the premier educational trade show for the mailing industry.
“We are pleased to recognize and honor CVS Caremark for its innovation, creativity and leadership,” said Richard P. Uluski vice president, Northeast Area, who nominated CVS Caremark for the award. “By working closely with the Postal Service to develop strategic business solutions, CVS Caremark has produced winning results, which supports the mailing industry.”
The Mail Solutions Award, presented annually at the NPF, recognizes Postal Service customers who have implemented innovative mailing solutions. Winning companies embrace new technologies and implement best practices to improve efficiency and productivity in mail operations. They provide customers with a mail product that delivers increased value, which benefits customers and the mailing industry.
The partnership between CVS Caremark and the Postal Service has propelled CVS Caremark to the cutting edge of pharmacy services. CVS Caremark worked closely with the Postal Service to assure ease of use, reliability and accountability in shipping products from all 43 of their specialty pharmacies. Now CVS Caremark can use USPS Priority Mail® and First-Class Mail® to ship traceable secured packages to their patients.
CVS Caremark is a front-runner as the nation’s largest retail pharmacy and specialty pharmacy provider, as well as its leading pharmacy benefits manager. It took a combination of postal knowledge and innovative thinking to achieve this level of success in the industry.
As a pharmacy innovation company with an unmatched breadth of capabilities, CVS Caremark is a market leader in mail order, retail and specialty pharmacy, retail clinics, and Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans. It has more than 7,400 CVS/pharmacy stores along with being the leading pharmacy benefit manager serving more than 60 million plan members.
CVS Caremark uses Postal Service programs and technology to fine-tune its operations to offer a best-in-class product at the best cost for its customers.
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