{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"35100","rtpr_id":"nACS0VDxra","ticker":"CVS","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["CVS"],"title":"CVS Health: All Rhode Island CVS Pharmacy(R) Locations Now Accept WIC for Infant Formula","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-05-14T13:00:02.250Z","article_body":"Rhode Island is the first state in which every CVS location participates in\nthe program, removing barriers for families seeking infant nutrition support\n\nOriginally published on CVS Health Company Newsroom\n(https://www.cvshealth.com/news/pharmacy/all-rhode-island-cvs-pharmacy-locations-now-accept-wic-for-infant-formula.html)\n\nWOONSOCKET, RI / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / May 14,\n2026 / CVS Pharmacy® (NYSE:CVS (https://pr.report/ljt4)) announced that all\n56 locations in Rhode Island are now authorized to accept the Special\nSupplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for\ninfant formula purchases, marking the first time all CVS Pharmacy stores in\nany state are approved for the program.\n\nThis statewide authorization reflects CVS Pharmacy's ongoing commitment to\nmeeting customers where they are, reinforcing the company's focus on being a\ntrusted community health destination, offering convenient access to essential\nhealth care products.\n\n\"For families relying on WIC, ease of access matters,\" said Zach Dennett, Vice\nPresident, Merchandising, CVS Health. \"Knowing they can use benefits for\ninfant formula at any CVS Pharmacy in Rhode Island helps remove barriers to\nnutrition at a critical stage of life and creates a more reliable, supportive\nexperience for families across the state.\"\n\nWIC is a federally funded nutrition program providing eligible pregnant\nindividuals, new parents, infants, and young children with access to\nnutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and health care\nreferrals.\n\nAt CVS Pharmacy locations in Rhode Island, WIC benefits may currently be used\nto purchase infant formulas only, in accordance with program authorization.\nThe company continues to work with other states to expand WIC authorization to\nadditional CVS Pharmacy locations.\n\n###\n\nAbout CVS Health\n\nCVS Health (https://pr.report/ljt5) is a leading health solutions company\nbuilding a world of health around every consumer, wherever they are. As of\nDecember 31, 2025, the Company had approximately 9,000 retail pharmacy\nlocations, more than 1,000 walk-in and primary care medical clinics and a\nleading pharmacy benefits manager with approximately 87 million plan members.\nThe Company also serves an estimated more than 37 million people through\ntraditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and\nrelated services, including highly rated Medicare Advantage offerings and a\nleading standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. The Company's\nintegrated model uses personalized, technology driven services to connect\npeople to simply better health, increasing access to quality care, delivering\nbetter outcomes, and lowering overall costs.\n\nMedia contact:\n\nRoslyn Guarino\n781-974-3962\nRoslyn.Guarino@CVSHealth.com\n\n(https://app.accessnewswire.com/imagelibrary/de59fbe0-0d5a-45a4-b3c8-30ce97b1ead6/1166893/2b7e31ad-3192-4bf6-a53b-94a532556f14.png)\n\nFind more stories and multimedia from CVS Health at 3blmedia.com.\n(https://pr.report/ljt6)\n\nContact Info:\nSpokesperson: CVS Health\nWebsite: https://www.3blmedia.com/profiles/cvs-health\nEmail: info@3blmedia.com\n\nSOURCE: CVS Health\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/healthcare-and-pharmaceutical/cvs-health-all-rhode-island-cvs-pharmacyr-locations-now-accept-wic-fo-1166893)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACS0VDxra","title":"CVS Health: All Rhode Island CVS Pharmacy(R) Locations Now Accept WIC for Infant Formula","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"CVS","created":"2026-05-14T13:00:02.250Z","tickers":["CVS"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Rhode Island is the first state in which every CVS location participates in\nthe program, removing barriers for families seeking infant nutrition support\n\nOriginally published on CVS Health Company Newsroom\n(https://www.cvshealth.com/news/pharmacy/all-rhode-island-cvs-pharmacy-locations-now-accept-wic-for-infant-formula.html)\n\nWOONSOCKET, RI / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / May 14,\n2026 / CVS Pharmacy® (NYSE:CVS (https://pr.report/ljt4)) announced that all\n56 locations in Rhode Island are now authorized to accept the Special\nSupplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for\ninfant formula purchases, marking the first time all CVS Pharmacy stores in\nany state are approved for the program.\n\nThis statewide authorization reflects CVS Pharmacy's ongoing commitment to\nmeeting customers where they are, reinforcing the company's focus on being a\ntrusted community health destination, offering convenient access to essential\nhealth care products.\n\n\"For families relying on WIC, ease of access matters,\" said Zach Dennett, Vice\nPresident, Merchandising, CVS Health. \"Knowing they can use benefits for\ninfant formula at any CVS Pharmacy in Rhode Island helps remove barriers to\nnutrition at a critical stage of life and creates a more reliable, supportive\nexperience for families across the state.\"\n\nWIC is a federally funded nutrition program providing eligible pregnant\nindividuals, new parents, infants, and young children with access to\nnutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and health care\nreferrals.\n\nAt CVS Pharmacy locations in Rhode Island, WIC benefits may currently be used\nto purchase infant formulas only, in accordance with program authorization.\nThe company continues to work with other states to expand WIC authorization to\nadditional CVS Pharmacy locations.\n\n###\n\nAbout CVS Health\n\nCVS Health (https://pr.report/ljt5) is a leading health solutions company\nbuilding a world of health around every consumer, wherever they are. As of\nDecember 31, 2025, the Company had approximately 9,000 retail pharmacy\nlocations, more than 1,000 walk-in and primary care medical clinics and a\nleading pharmacy benefits manager with approximately 87 million plan members.\nThe Company also serves an estimated more than 37 million people through\ntraditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and\nrelated services, including highly rated Medicare Advantage offerings and a\nleading standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. The Company's\nintegrated model uses personalized, technology driven services to connect\npeople to simply better health, increasing access to quality care, delivering\nbetter outcomes, and lowering overall costs.\n\nMedia contact:\n\nRoslyn Guarino\n781-974-3962\nRoslyn.Guarino@CVSHealth.com\n\n(https://app.accessnewswire.com/imagelibrary/de59fbe0-0d5a-45a4-b3c8-30ce97b1ead6/1166893/2b7e31ad-3192-4bf6-a53b-94a532556f14.png)\n\nFind more stories and multimedia from CVS Health at 3blmedia.com.\n(https://pr.report/ljt6)\n\nContact Info:\nSpokesperson: CVS Health\nWebsite: https://www.3blmedia.com/profiles/cvs-health\nEmail: info@3blmedia.com\n\nSOURCE: CVS Health\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/healthcare-and-pharmaceutical/cvs-health-all-rhode-island-cvs-pharmacyr-locations-now-accept-wic-fo-1166893)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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