BCBSRI and CVS earn top marks in disability equality index

CVS HEALTH and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island earned top scores in the 2020 Disability Equality Index.
CVS HEALTH and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island earned top scores in the 2020 Disability Equality Index.

PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and CVS Health Corp. have earned top scores on the 2020 Disability Equality Index administered by the American Association of People with Disabilities and Disability:IN.

The report evaluates companies’ disability workplace inclusion, including employment practices, culture and leadership, community engagement, enterprisewide access and companies’ operations outside the United States.

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Both Blue Cross and CVS Health earned a score of 100% in the report. The two companies were the only Rhode Island-based companies that scored over 80% this year. Companies scoring 80% or higher earn the recognition of Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion from the program.

Scores are based on survey results. This year, 205 of 247 participating companies scored 80% or higher.

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The following are companies with significant operations in the Providence metropolitan area also in the report scoring 80% or higher:

  • Bank of America Corp.: 100%
  • Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.: 100%
  • Ernst & Young Global Ltd.: 100%
  • Fidelity Investments Inc.: 100%
  • KPMG: 100%
  • Raytheon Co.: 100%
  • TD Bank N.A.: 100%
  • Tufts Health Plan: 100%
  • Cox Communications Inc.: 80%

The full report may be viewed online.

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