Company Updates

Innovation is a muscle that has to be flexed. That’s why CoverMyMeds hosts biannual Innovation Days — so employees can dedicate time and space to exercise their creativity. This season’s event took place Nov. 8-12, culminating with 10 ideas that advanced to the final stage, covering a variety of ideas from employees across the organization.

One way to promote gender, racial and ethnic equality in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce is to improve access to quality education and encourage interest in related subjects at an early age. At CoverMyMeds, we support those efforts through strategic relationships with COSI, PAST Foundation and TECH CORPS.

Over the past nine years, CoverMyMeds has awarded $150,000 in mini grants to 45 employees through our annual CoverMyQuest event. In 2021, we scaled our class of winners from the typical 10 to 23 — plus added an additional two People’s Choice Award recipients selected by our employees. From holiday light shows to beekeeping aspirations, this year’s winners set out to impress.

As a pharmacist at CoverMyMeds’ program pharmacy, Nikita Patton provides specialty medications for patients with complex disease states, an aspect of the job she finds extremely rewarding. In honor of American Pharmacists Month, we sat down with Nikita to learn more about her life and the inspiration that drives her daily work.

CoverMyQuest is an annual contest that awards several CoverMyMeds employees with a monetary prize to pursue a passion, idea or lifelong dream. The tradition has been going strong since 2013, and every employee is invited to participate. In anticipation of this year’s event, we caught up with 2020’s winners to get an update on their journeys.

Celebrating diversity helps build a safe space for everyone. That’s why all CoverMyMeds employees are encouraged to participate in Culture Day, an annual event dedicated to promoting an environment of inclusion at CoverMyMeds. In this article, members of Affinity Council — one of our employee resource groups (ERG) — discuss what the event means to them.

Employee engagement can make or break a company’s culture, and where people work can majorly impact how they work. As CoverMyMeds employees return to the office, our director of employee engagement explains how it feels to finally call the Columbus campus home — and why it means so much when local team members choose to work here.

This month, our team is participating in CoverMyCommunity, an annual competition to see who will log the most volunteer hours during August. Last year, 647 employees volunteered 2,500 hours for causes in our communities, logging 1,500 hours in August alone.

For CoverMyMeds’ employees, the annual Pelotonia fundraiser is practically synonymous with their day job. CoverMyMed’s Pelotonia participation is the company’s longest-running — and most engaged with — volunteer and philanthropic activity by employees. This year’s race is a welcome return to the beloved fundraiser and cycling-wellness event.

Since the inception of CoverMyMeds, we’ve incorporated local art into our office spaces. No two pieces are alike and nearly all come from creators in the communities where we live, work and play. It’s one of many ways we engage with and support our neighbors. Our Columbus, Ohio campus also presents opportunities to create an even bigger impact through art — all while connecting the two pillars of our project: for our people and for our community.