California's Valued Trust (CVT) and CVS Caremark are committed to providing an integrated pharmacy benefit and solutions to help CVT members optimize a valuable health care investment. CVS Caremark is the largest pharmacy health care provider in the United States. Through integrated offerings across the entire spectrum of pharmacy care, CVS is uniquely positioned to provide greater access, to engage plan members in behaviors that improve their health, and to lower overall health care costs for health plans and their members. As one of the country's largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), CVS provides participants access to a network of approximately 64,000 pharmacies including more than 7,100 CVS/pharmacy stores.
In partnership with CVS Caremark, CVT offers districts/units a choice of four pharmacy plans which are paired with one of the many PPO medical plan choices. This option provides the opportunity for a district and/or unit the ability to customize the medical/pharmacy benefit to best meet the needs of its members.
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Maintenance Choice® - Starting October 1, 2011, all CVT PPO Pharmacy Plans through CVS Caremark will include an important cost-saving feature called Maintenance Choice® in the prescription benefit. This program is designed to help keep prescription costs down and to offer members convenience and choice. Members and their families must choose to receive 90-day supplies of their long-term** medications either by mail through CVS Caremark Mail Service Pharmacy or to pick them up at a CVS/pharmacy near them. They choose the option that works best for them. Either way, their copay will be the same. The program is convenient and easy-to-use. Once they make their selection online or by phone, CVS Caremark will handle the rest. Plus, they can order refills and manage their prescriptions anytime at www.caremark.com.
(A long-term** medication is taken regularly for chronic conditions or long-term therapy. A few examples include medications for managing high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes or high cholesterol.)
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