Advanced Care Scripts

What Advanced Care Scripts does

Advanced Care Scripts, doing business as CVS Specialty, is a specialty pharmacy management operation headquartered in Orlando, Florida, founded in 2004 and operating as a subsidiary of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS). The company dispenses and clinically manages high-cost biotech and specialty drug therapies for patients with chronic, complex conditions, supporting adherence through a dedicated CareTeam model that handles prior authorizations, refills, and care coordination. Service channels include home delivery nationwide, retail pickup through CVS Pharmacy's 10,000+ locations and Longs Drugs in Hawaii, and in-home infusion via Coram Infusion Services, with the CVS Specialty Mobile App providing digital refill, order tracking, and prescription management functionality.

The business model operates through reimbursement from payors and pharmacy benefit managers, manufacturer agreements for limited-distribution drugs, and patient co-pay processing for high-cost specialty therapies. Multiple accreditations (URAC across three programs, Joint Commission, ACHC across two programs, PCAB, and NABP across three programs) support eligibility for restricted payor networks and manufacturer partnerships. The customer base spans four primary segments: patients on chronic specialty therapies, healthcare providers who prescribe them, payors and PBMs that reimburse claims, and pharmaceutical manufacturers launching specialty products.

The operation sits inside CVS Health's broader integrated stack, with structural linkages to CVS Caremark (PBM) and Aetna (payor), which channel prescription volume into the specialty pharmacy. Richard Nixon serves as President. No revenue, headcount growth, or AI/ML capability data is disclosed in the source material beyond a stated 251-500 employee range for the Orlando entity, and the company shows no proprietary AI initiatives in the supplied evidence.

Name

Advanced Care Scripts

Legal name

CVS Specialty

Website

https://omnicarescg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Advanced Care Scripts (dba CVS Specialty) is an Orlando-based specialty pharmacy subsidiary of CVS Health that dispenses and manages high-cost biotech therapies for patients with chronic complex conditions via home delivery, retail pickup, and in-home infusion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Pharmacy Services

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (45611), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Pharmacy & Complex Therapy Management Platforms (HLACAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mail-Order Pharmacy & Home Delivery (HLAEAKAF), In-Home Infusion Pharmacy Support & Coordination (HSABALAH)

Keywords

• Specialty pharmacy services
• Home infusion therapy
• Medication management
• Biotech therapy pharmacy
• Specialty prescription delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Orlando

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Specialty Pharmacy Services: CVS Specialty generates revenue through dispensing specialty medications, infusion services, and related healthcare services. Revenue is derived from payors (insurance companies), pharmacy benefit managers, healthcare providers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Advanced Care Scripts (operating as CVS Specialty) provides specialty pharmacy management services that dispense complex and specialty medications for patients on biotech and chronic-condition therapies, supported by condition-trained CareTeam nurses and pharmacists. The offering includes nationwide home delivery, in-store pickup at CVS Pharmacy locations, digital prescription management through web and mobile apps, and home infusion therapy delivered by its Coram Infusion Services subsidiary.

Product overview

CVS Specialty operates as a specialty pharmacy platform offering a portfolio of integrated products and services centered on CVS Specialty (its core specialty pharmacy product) and Coram Infusion Services (its home infusion sub-brand). Supporting these core offerings are digital tools including the CVS Specialty Mobile App, online prescription refill and order tracking, secure bill payment, and a dedicated CareTeam of nurses and pharmacists. The platform is designed for patients, providers, payors, and pharma companies, with services accessible via web and mobile app.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Coram: CVS Specialty Infusion Services - providing home infusion therapy, tube feeding services, and related medical supplies

Products and services

• CVS Specialty Specialty pharmacy service that dispenses specialty medications for complex and chronic conditions and provides condition-trained CareTeam support, prescription refills, order tracking, secure bill payment, and digital pharmacy tools for patients, providers, and payors.
• Coram Infusion Services Home infusion therapy service from a wholly-owned subsidiary of CVS Specialty, delivering in-home infusion and tube feeding therapy, 24/7 CareTeam support, supplies, and billing management for patients requiring IVIG, nutrition therapy, and other infusion treatments.
• CVS Specialty Mobile App Standalone iOS and Android mobile application that enables CVS Specialty patients to manage prescriptions, place refills, check order status, make payments, and contact the CareTeam from home or on the go.

Quantifiable outcome

• CareTeam available weekdays 8 AM to 9 PM ET and weekends 9 AM to 6 PM ET; Coram 24/7 support

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Accredo (Evernorth/Express Scripts): Largest U.S. specialty pharmacy owned by Evernorth (Cigna/Express Scripts); directly competes with CVS Specialty in dispensing specialty and biotech therapies with condition-trained clinical teams and nationwide delivery.
• Optum Specialty Pharmacy: Specialty pharmacy arm of Optum/UnitedHealth Group with similar PBM (OptumRx) and payor integration, plus rare-disease focus through subsidiaries like US Bioservices and Avella; directly comparable in scale and ecosystem.
• Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy: Specialty pharmacy business inside Walgreens Boots Alliance offering home delivery and retail pickup through thousands of locations; competes head-to-head with CVS Specialty across chronic and complex specialty conditions.
• CenterWell Specialty Pharmacy (Humana): Humana's specialty pharmacy operation integrated with its payor and CenterWell primary care footprint; comparable in condition-trained pharmacist model and chronic-condition focus.
• AllianceRx Walgreens Prime: Joint specialty and home delivery platform between Walgreens and Prime Therapeutics; a direct specialty pharmacy competitor with payor and retail integration analogous to CVS Specialty's CVS Caremark setup.

Emerging players

• PantherRx Rare: Specialty pharmacy exclusively focused on rare and orphan disease therapies; competes with CVS Specialty's Coram and ACHC-accredited rare-disease programs for limited-distribution drug partnerships.
• BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy: Independent specialty pharmacy serving complex chronic conditions including oncology, HIV, and autoimmune; partial overlap with CVS Specialty's therapy mix and clinical CareTeam approach.
• Asembia: Specialty pharmacy services company providing distribution, hub, and patient-support solutions to pharma manufacturers; adjacent but meaningfully comparable as it competes for the same manufacturer partnerships and limited-distribution networks.
• Kroger Specialty Pharmacy: Specialty pharmacy unit of Kroger Health providing specialty drug dispensing and clinical support; a smaller but structurally similar retail-integrated specialty competitor.

Broad incumbents

• MedImpact Healthcare Systems: Independent PBM with specialty pharmacy capabilities serving health plans; comparable as a payor-aligned specialty channel competing with CVS Caremark-integrated CVS Specialty.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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