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CVS Health is rolling out two new offerings for pharmacy students: an enhanced PharmD tuition assistance program for eligible pharmacy interns, and a new scholarship for students enrolled in pharmacy schools.

CVS Health正在为药学专业的学生推出两项新的服务：一项针对合格药学实习生的增强型药学专业学费援助计划，以及一项针对药学学校学生的新奖学金。

The PharmD tuition assistance program is available to all eligible CVS Pharmacy interns and consists of one $20,000 award each year. The new CVS Health/American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Community Pharmacy Health Equity Award will grant $20,000 to 21 outstanding student pharmacists who face financial barriers in their pursuit of education..

PharmD学费资助计划适用于所有符合条件的CVS药房实习生，每年由一笔20000美元的奖金组成。新的CVS健康/美国药学院协会（AACP）社区药房健康公平奖将授予21名在追求教育方面面临经济障碍的优秀学生药剂师20000美元。。

In the company's own Rx Report, it was found that pharmacy school applications have decreased by more than 60% in less than a decade, which prompted the organization to increase exposure to the profession and grow the pharmacist workforce.

在该公司自己的Rx报告中，发现在不到十年的时间里，药剂师学校的申请减少了60%以上，这促使该组织增加了对该专业的接触并增加了药剂师队伍。

WHAT'S THE IMPACT

有什么影响

This summer, 2024 PharmD graduates who intern with CVS Pharmacy as of April 30 can apply for up to $20,000 towards their final year of tuition.

今年夏天，截至4月30日在CVS Pharmacy实习的2024名医学博士毕业生可以申请高达20000美元的最后一年学费。

In the fall, the program will be expanded to CVS Pharmacy interns in their final two years of pharmacy education, with $20,000 available for each year while working as an intern. Recipients will participate in a more flexible learning program with year-round opportunities to enhance their ability to obtain experience before starting their post-graduate professional career in pharmacy..

秋季，该计划将扩展到CVS药学实习生在其药学教育的最后两年，实习生期间每年可获得20000美元。接受者将参加更灵活的学习计划，全年都有机会提高他们在开始药学研究生专业生涯之前获得经验的能力。。

Meanwhile, in collaboration with the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the CVS Health Foundation, the Community Pharmacy Health Equity Award 'promotes diversity of thought, background, perspective and experience' to advance pharmacy education and improve patient health, according to CVS..

与此同时，据CVS称，社区药房健康公平奖与美国药学院协会和CVS健康基金会合作，“促进思想、背景、观点和经验的多样性”，以推进药学教育和改善患者健康。。

The scholarships are intended to promote and support a population of student pharmacists who will care for an increasingly diverse population of patients as part of a healthcare team. Selected awardees must demonstrate leadership, academic success, financial need and a commitment to advancing the profession of pharmacy and patient care..

这些奖学金旨在促进和支持学生药剂师群体，他们将作为医疗团队的一部分，照顾日益多样化的患者群体。选定的获奖者必须表现出领导力、学术成就、财务需求以及对推进药学和患者护理专业的承诺。。

THE LARGER TREND

更大的趋势

CVS Health last set its sights on the pharmacy space in December, altering how it reimburses pharmacies for prescription medications through a new model called CostVantage, which the company promised would evolve the traditional reimbursement model and provide more simplicity and transparency.

CVS Health上一次将目光投向药房领域是在12月，它通过一种称为CostVantage的新模式改变了药房报销处方药的方式，该公司承诺将改进传统的报销模式，并提供更简单和透明的方式。

CVS CostVantage will define the drug cost and related reimbursement with contracted pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and payers, using a transparent formula built on the cost of the drug, a set markup and a fee that reflects the care and value of pharmacy services.

CVS CostVantage将与签约药房福利经理（PBM）和付款人一起定义药物成本和相关报销，使用基于药物成本的透明公式，设定的加价和反映药房服务的护理和价值的费用。

The company plans to launch CVS CostVantage with PBMs for their commercial payers in 2025, working together to ensure a smooth transition.

该公司计划在2025年为其商业付款人推出CVS CostVantage和PBMs，共同确保平稳过渡。

Jeff Lagasse is editor of Healthcare Finance News.Email: jlagasse@himss.orgHealthcare Finance News is a HIMSS Media publication.

杰夫·拉加西是《医疗保健金融新闻》的编辑。电子邮件：jlagasse@himss.orgHealthcare《财经新闻》是HIMSS的媒体出版物。