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NCPA Responds to Consumer Groups' Request for CVS Caremark Divestiture
Date:4/15/2011

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The New York Times reports today that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has received a letter from the Consumer Federation of America, Community Catalyst, Consumer Union, National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices and U.S. PIRG asking for divestiture of CVS Caremark. In response, National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Executive Vice President and CEO Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA, issued the following statement:

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"When the FTC prepared to approve the CVS Caremark merger, NCPA and others warned that the merger would lead to Caremark sharing non-CVS patient data with CVS in order to increase its market share.  Unsurprisingly, after the 2007 merger, evidence mounted of anti-competitive and anti-privacy business practices through programs such as the ironically named 'Maintenance Choice.'  In late 2008, NCPA argued that the best recourse was to urge an FTC investigation of CVS Caremark's alleged improprieties, which would hopefully lead to corrective action. Other observers, including Members of Congress from both parties and consumer groups, agreed. The investigation began in the latter part of 2009, but the FTC has yet to weigh in with its findings.

"Now, several national, respected consumer groups are seeking the most comprehensive solution – CVS Caremark's divestiture – to the
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