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Medco Health Solutions Inc. (MHS) is in the Retail Industry

Revenue
Dec 29 2007
$44.5B
Profit
Dec 29 2007
$912.0M
Market Cap
Jul 23 2008
$23.7B

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  • Congress Approves ePrescribing Initiative in Medicare Reform Bill: Critical Catalyst in Driving a New Generation of Prescribing

    FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In approving a Medicare reform bill that provides incentives for doctors to forego traditional pad-and-paper prescribing in favor of digital systems, Congress took the lead in protecting America's seniors and reached a major milestone in wiring the health care system, Medco Health...

    Articles 2008-07-11

  • Medco Announces Date for Second-Quarter 2008 Financial Results

    FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medco Health Solutions, Inc. plans to announce its second-quarter 2008 financial results in a press release before the market opens on Thursday, July 24, 2008. Following the release, management will hold a conference call to review the financial results,...

    Articles 2008-07-08

  • Retail Pharmacies and Largest Pharmacy Benefit Managers Announce Merger of E-Prescribing Networks -- Improving Safety, Accuracy, Efficiency of Prescription Medicines for Patients Nationwide

    In the single mostsignificant advance to the accuracy, efficiency and quality of informationassociated with the 4 billion prescriptions written annually in the UnitedStates, the nation's retail pharmacies and leading pharmacy benefitmanagers PBMs today announced an unprecedented collaboration to unite thecountry's two leading health information networks. The groups have merged two...

    Articles 2008-07-01

  • Medco Health Solutions: RxHub and SureScripts Collaboration Provides Catalyst for Electronic Prescribing Growth

    FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The historic collaboration between retail pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers -- resulting in the merger of two complementary ePrescribing networks -- will serve as a catalyst to fuel unprecedented growth in wiring the most-used benefit in America's health care delivery system, Medco...

    Articles 2008-07-01

  • Coventry Health Care Awards Medicare Pharmacy Services Contract to Medco

    FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medco Health Solutions, Inc. announced it will provide pharmacy services for Coventry Health Care, Inc. , a national managed health care company headquartered in Bethesda, Md. Medco, the leading independent pharmacy benefits manager, will provide mail, retail and specialty...

    Articles 2008-06-23

  • CVS Caremark locks up GE contract for '09

    WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- It appears CVS Caremark's "power of one" pharmacy benefit model continues to gain favor among big healthcare payers--not to mention share in the PBM market. Early this month, Drug Store News learned that the company had scored another big win for its PBM business, wrestling the GE...

    Articles 2008-06-23

  • Survey: diabetes drugs now costliest

    FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- Diabetes treatments have become the leading driver of prescription drug spending growth, replacing lipid-lowering agents--which fell from the top spot after a decade-long reign--due largely to generic drugs cutting the cost of treating high cholesterol, according to a new report. The report, by Medco...

    Articles 2008-06-23

  • /C O R R E C T I O N — Medco Health Solutions, Inc./

    In the news release, Medco to Present at the William Blair & Company, L.L.C. 28th Annual Growth Conference, issued earlier today by Medco Health Solutions, Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the times in the second paragraph should read "9:10 a.m. CT (10:10 a.m....

    Articles 2008-06-10

  • Medco to Present at the William Blair & Company, L.L.C. 28th Annual Growth Conference

    FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Glenn C. Taylor, group president, key accounts, Medco Health Solutions, Inc. , is scheduled to address the William Blair & Company, L.L.C. 28th Annual Growth Conference on June 17, 2008. The presentation at the Four Seasons Hotel, Chicago will begin...

    Articles 2008-06-10

  • Medco CEO to Present at the Goldman Sachs Twenty-Ninth Annual Global Healthcare Conference

    FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- David B. Snow Jr., chairman & chief executive officer, Medco Health Solutions, Inc. , is scheduled to address the Goldman Sachs Twenty-Ninth Annual Global Healthcare Conference on June 10, 2008. The presentation at the Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel, CA, will...

    Articles 2008-06-03

  • Express Scripts to pay $9.5M to several states, including Maryland

    Express Scripts Inc. of St. Louis will pay $9.5 million in an agreement with 28 states, including Maryland, that alleged the pharmacy benefits manager misled consumers when it encouraged doctors to switch patients' cholesterol drug brands under the guise of controlling costs. The agreement follows February's $38.5 million multistate settlement...

    Articles 2008-05-28

  • Medco CEO to Shareholders: Delivering Results, Driving Shareholder Value

    WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In an address to shareholders at the company's annual meeting, Medco Health Solutions, Inc. Chairman and CEO David B. Snow Jr. today underscored the accelerating momentum of key strategic drivers designed to deliver strong continuing earnings growth through 2008 and beyond...

    Articles 2008-05-22

  • Medco CEO to Present at the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC 24th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference 2008

    FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- David B. Snow Jr., chairman & chief executive officer, Medco Health Solutions, Inc. , is scheduled to address the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC 24th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference 2008 on May 28, 2008. The presentation at the Waldorf...

    Articles 2008-05-21

  • Medco, Healthways Launch Center for Health Action to Deliver Optimal Health™

    SAN ANTONIO, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medco Health Solutions, Inc. , the nation's leading pharmacy benefit manager, and Healthways , the industry-leading provider of Health and CareSM support services, today announced the opening of an innovative new center that will provide personalized support and advocacy services to patients managing...

    Articles 2008-05-20

  • Medco Announces Webcast for Annual Meeting of Shareholders

    FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medco Health Solutions, Inc. will webcast its Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is being held on Thursday, May 22, 2008. The presentation by David B. Snow Jr., chairman and CEO, will begin at 9:00 a.m. ET. On that day,...

    Articles 2008-05-19

  • CEO: Mr. David B. Snow Jr.

Medco Health Solutions is engaged in the provision of traditional and specialty prescription drug benefit programs and services. Co. provides prescription drug benefit programs and services, including plan design, clinical management, clinical services, pharmacy management, physician services, and Web-based services. In addition, Co. serves blue cross/blue shield plans; managed care organizations; insurance carriers; third-party benefit plan administrators; employers; federal, state, and local government agencies; and union-sponsored benefit plans. Co. provides its services through a network of retail pharmacies and mail-order pharmacies, as well as through specialty pharmacy operations.

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Medco Health Solutions Inc. Company Info

Board of Directors

Mr. David B. Snow Jr.

Chairman

Mr. John L. Cassis

Mr. Michael Goldstein

Dr. Blenda J. Wilson Ph.D.

Dr. Charles M. Lillis Ph.D.

Dr. William L. Roper M.D.

Mr. David D. Stevens

Mr. Howard W. Barker Jr.

Ms. Myrtle S. Potter

Contact Information

100 Parsons Pond Drive

Franklin Lakes, NJ

http://www.medco.com

201 269 3400

NAICS Code

Pharmacies and Drug Stores: 446110