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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — The CVS Health Foundation announced more than $1 million in grants to 33 Free and Charitable Clinics as part of a multi-year grant program with the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics. During the past four years, the Foundation has donated nearly $5 million to NAFC to increase access to quality care and support the management of chronic disease.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — The CVS Charity Classic on Monday announced the addition of the inaugural Crave RI to its Charity Classic event series. Crave RI will take place on the evenings of June 15 and 16 at downtown Providence’s Dunkin’ Donuts Center.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health’s contract to provide specialty pharmacy services for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (FEP) will end at the end of 2017.

“Given that the contract expires at year end, the loss of this contract does not affect the company’s 2017 financial results. The loss of this specialty pharmacy contract, which is expected to generate revenues of approximately $2.8 billion in 2017, is not expected to have a material impact on the company’s operating profit in 2018,” CVS wrote in a statement.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health on Wednesday officially announced the opioid overdose-reversal medicine naloxone is available without a prescription at all CVS Pharmacy locations in Iowa.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy, looking to meet growing shopper demand for Korean beauty products, is launching its K-Beauty HQ at 2,100 stores nationwide starting in April, the company announced Wednesday.

K-Beauty HQ will include more than 100 new products from South Korean beauty brands, several of which are exclusive to CVS. To curate the collection of skin care and makeup products, CVS Pharmacy said it worked with Korean beauty expert Alicia Yoon, who founded online beauty store Peach & Lily.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health is teaming up with the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and the Pittsburgh Public Schools that will bring its prescription drug abuse prevention program, Pharmacists Teach, to students in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.