Express Scripts ( ESRX) and Medco Health Solutions ( MHS) are two great examples.
More than half of mail order is controlled by three PBMs: Express Scripts, Medco Health Solutions and Caremark.
At that point she stopped working as Group President of Medco Health Solutions to care for him.
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Now, interestingly enough, Express Scripts is buying Medco Health Solutions.
Also, there is likelihood of additional reimbursement pressure for Walgreen or potential loss of business if the proposed merger between Express Scripts and Medco Health Solutions goes through.
Competitors Express Scripts and Medco Health Solutions are trading slightly lower on the news, as they were expected to gain market share as a result of the disruption.
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On May 5, 2005, Gilmartin left Merck and was replaced by Clark, who was in charge of Merck's manufacturing organization and had previously run pharmacy benefit manager Medco Health Solutions when that firm was part of Merck.
According to a study published today by Medco Health Solutions, the number of adults between the ages 20 and 44 using ADHD medicines increased 139% over the past five years, outpacing an 82% growth rate for those under 20.
Among the largest underlying components of IHF, in trading today Express Scripts Incorporated ( NASD: ESRX) is down about 0.4%, Medco Health Solutions Incorporated ( NYSE: MHS) is up about 0.1%, and Wellpoint Incorporated ( NYSE: WLP) is lower by about 0.5%.
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Companies like Express Scripts, CVS Caremark and Medco Health Solutions, are hired by big employers to manage drug spending by forcing workers to pay a much higher co-payment for a generic version of the cholesterol drug Zocor, for example, versus Pfizer's still-patented Lipitor.
This could be accentuated by the fact that the new PBM will have only two large competitors: Medco Health Solutions (nyse: MHS - news - people ) and Express Scripts (nadsaq: ESRX - news - people ).
Among the largest underlying components of RYH, in trading today Quest Diagnostics, Inc. ( NYSE: DGX) is up about 0.4%, Medco Health Solutions, Inc. ( NYSE: MHS) is up about 0.1%, and Varian Medical Systems, Inc. ( NYSE: VAR) is higher by about 2.2%.
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On May 5, 2005, Gilmartin left Merck and was replaced by Clark, who was in charge of Merck's manufacturing organization and had previously run pharmacy benefit manager Medco Health Solutions (nyse: MHS - news - people ) when that firm was part of Merck.
"Bringing 32 million Americans into the system is a positive, but it's going to be disruptive in the next few years because of the changes it will bring, and the taxes to fund the bill start over the next few years, before you start getting the benefits from volume, " Jonas says, whose stock picks include Medco Health Solutions, Genoptix and St.
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