[nfbmi-talk] FW: cvs offers braille talking etc

[Terry D. Eagle]

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From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] 

CVS Health Offers Talking, Braille and Large Print Prescription Labels
Through its Mail Service Pharmacy for Individuals with Vision Impairments


New service expands CVS Health's offerings to the blind community

 

Woonsocket, Rhode Island (January 5, 2015) - CVS Health (NYSE: CVS)
announced today that it now offers the ScripAbility prescription
accessibility system

through its mail service pharmacy to CVS/caremark members who are blind or
visually impaired. The system includes ScripTalk talking prescription labels

as well as braille and large print labels. In March of this year, the
company announced that ScripTalk talking labels were available from
CVS/pharmacy

for prescriptions ordered for home delivery through its online pharmacy,
CVS.com. Today's announcement further expands CVS Health's offerings to its
blind

and visually impaired customers and members.

 

The ScripTalk talking labels provide a safe and convenient way to access
information on prescription labels for individuals who cannot read standard
print.

The ScripTalk labels are free to CVS/caremark members who are blind or
visually impaired. Members can also obtain a free ScripTalk reader from
Envision

America that will enable them to listen to the information on the ScripTalk
label.

 

We are pleased to further demonstrate our commitment to providing our
visually impaired members and patients with enhanced support, by offering
them the

ScripTalk service through our mail service pharmacy. Ensuring all of our
members have access to important information about their prescriptions is in
keeping

with our purpose of helping people on their path to better health.Jon
Roberts, President of CVS/caremark, the pharmacy benefit management business
of CVS

Health

 

Today's announcement is the result of collaboration between CVS Health, the
American Council of the Blind (ACB), and several CVS/caremark members. ACB
President

Kim Charlson praised the new initiative:

 

Access to prescription label information through audio, large print or
braille is essential for the safety and independence of customers who are
blind or

visually impaired. We commend CVS Health on its efforts in this important
area, and for their leadership role within the industry to more effectively
serve

their customers with visual impairments.Kim Charlson, ACB President

 

Members can request a product from the ScripAbility suite by contacting
Caremark's call center.

 

About CVS Health

 

CVS Health is dedicated to helping people on their path to better health as
the largest integrated pharmacy company in the United States. Through the
Company's

7,800 retail pharmacies, more than 900 walk-in medical clinics, a leading
pharmacy benefit manager serving approximately 65 million plan members, 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 CVS Health at

http://info.cvshealth.com/.