WOONSOCKET, R.I., Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health,
the nation's largest pharmacy innovation company, today announced
that for the second year in a row it received a perfect score of
100 percent on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national
benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices
pertinent to LGBT equality, administered by the Human Rights
Campaign Foundation. CVS Health joins the ranks of 391 major U.S.
businesses which also earned top marks this year.
"We pride ourselves on embracing and celebrating the rich
diversity of our colleagues, customers and suppliers," said
Lisa Bisaccia, EVP and Chief Human
Resources Officer for CVS Health and executive sponsor of the
company's LGBT resource group. "It is part of our culture to make
every individual feel equally valued, respected and appreciated.
These core values are the fabric of who we are as a leading health
care company and make us one of the best places to work."
Some of the programs and initiatives that account for CVS
Health's top score include:
- an inclusive benefits package which provides health insurance
coverage for the medically necessary health care services that
transgender people need, including transition-related
treatment;
- support for 11 national Colleague Resource Groups,
including PRIDE, which offer employees the opportunity to share or
support a particular ethnicity, culture or perspective;
- the CVS Health Supplier Ethics Policy that supports the
inclusion of LGBT vendors and suppliers; and
- financial sponsorship and participation in annual LGBT-related
and multi-cultural events and causes across the country where the
company operates.
The 2016 CEI rated 1,024 businesses in the report, which
evaluates LGBT-related policies and practices including
non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner
benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency
programs, and public engagement with the LGBT community. CVS
Health's efforts in satisfying all of the CEI's criteria results in
a 100 percent ranking and the designation as a Best Place to Work
for LGBT Equality.
For more information on the 2016 Corporate Equality Index, or to
download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.
About CVS Health
CVS Health is a pharmacy innovation
company helping people on their path to better health. Through its
more than 7,900 retail drugstores, more than 1,000 walk-in medical
clinics, a leading pharmacy benefits manager with more than 70
million plan members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business
serving more than one million patients per year, and expanding
specialty pharmacy services, the Company enables people, businesses
and communities to manage health in more affordable, effective
ways. This unique integrated model increases access to quality
care, delivers better health outcomes and lowers overall health
care costs. Find more information about how CVS Health is shaping
the future of health at www.cvshealth.com.
Contact:
Joe Goode
Corporate Communications
(401) 770-9820
jlgoode@cvs.com
Amy Lanctot
Corporate Communications
(401) 770-2931
alanctot@cvs.com
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