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The Motley Fool July 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	A Good Business Model for Bad Times Some businesses benefit when people are hurting. It's a beautiful time to be a pharmacy benefit manager, since that business model essentially results in them making more money when their customers save money.
Managed Care January 2001	Express Scripts' Formulary Rulings To Go Online The public will have a chance to see what until now has been, mostly, understood only by managed care insiders: how a prescription drug winds up on a formulary...
The Motley Fool November 4, 2009 Brian Orelli	This One Is Thriving in a Recession Saving customers money makes it easy for Medco.
Managed Care October 2005	Health Plans Pay Less When PBM Owns Mail-Order Pharmacy The ongoing debate on whether health plans pay more for drugs when using a mail-order pharmacy owned by a pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) or when the mail-order pharmacy is not owned by a PBM may be closer to resolution.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Generic Prescription for Double-Digit Growth MedcoHealth Solutions has it.
Managed Care June 2005	PBMs Get Thumbs up From Satisfied Customers Pharmacy benefit managers that educate physicians on the safety and efficacy of generic drugs or provide them with generic drug samples to increase the use of generics get higher satisfaction ratings than those that don't.
Managed Care November 2007 Martin Sipkoff	PBMs Agree to Disclose What They Pay for Drugs Pharmacy benefit managers will charge employers a straight administrative fee, rather than make much of their income through deals with the drug industry.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Prescription to Investigate Further Let's not worry just yet about Medco's margins.
The Motley Fool February 14, 2005 Brian Gorman	GM Pulls Out of Walgreen The pharmacy's mail-order policy spurs the automaker's cost-containment decision.
Managed Care May 2006	Many More CDH Plans to Include Pharmacy The number of plan sponsors that will offer consumer-directed health plans that integrate pharmacy and medical benefits increased more than 16-fold, from 3 to 50, between January 2005 and January 2006, according to Medco Health Solutions.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2008 Brian Orelli	Medco's Far-From-Generic Quarter Pharmacy benefit manager Medco Health Solutions benefits from new generic drugs.
Managed Care September 2005 Martin Sipkoff	Mail Order Pharmacy Saves Money, Says PCMA, but at What Cost? The savings to consumers and employers are apparent, but are health plans left holding the bag in mail-order pharmacy?
The Motley Fool March 4, 2005 Tom Taulli	In the Express Scripts Lane Express Scripts' strong results bring a much-needed lift to health-care investors.
Managed Care March 2000 Tim Sawyers	Test Prospective PBM Before Signing Contract How to select, then monitor a pharmacy benefit management company, from a consultant and former HMO director of pharmacy services.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2011 Shubh Datta	CVS Caremark Flattened by Higher Costs CVS Caremark profits remained relatively flat this quarter despite a substantial increase in revenue.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2009 Brian Orelli	Don't Let It Go! Health insurer WellPoint is trying to sell its pharmacy business management segment. Is it the right move for them for right now?
The Motley Fool October 24, 2006 Brian Gorman	Medco's Fringe Benefits Recent developments will present some challenges, but Medco remains a solid long-term investment.
The Motley Fool February 25, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Best Kind of Generic Growth Pharmacy benefit managers profit from penny-pinchers.
CIO September 26, 2013 Stephanie Overby	Big Data Project Cuts Prescription Costs Express Scripts analytics portal helps doctors prescribe more cost-effective medicines.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2011 Bryan White	Rising Star Buy: Medco Health Medco has a much brighter future than its current stock price implies.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2004 Brian Gorman	Medco's Pumped About Generics Generic drugs are actually helping improve Medco's margins, making it a winner with investors and health-care plans.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2004 Brian Gorman	Express Scripts' Bad Day Express Scripts joins other pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) embroiled in legal controversy. But the company, and its competitors, will eventually emerge from the fray and their stocks may then be worth another look.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2009 Brian Orelli	Prescriptions for Acquisitions Express Scripts announces that it is buying WellPoint's NextRx pharmaceutical benefit management subsidiaries for almost $4.7 billion.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Your Drugs Are in the Mail Order medications online and save. According to a study by the Lewin Group, mail-order pharmacies, such as Medco and Express Scripts, can save you as much as 10% overall.
Managed Care May 2002	Study: Mail Order Pharmacy Keeps Growing in Popularity The tech-savvy may denigrate it as "snail mail," but patients see value in reaching into their mailboxes for pharmaceuticals
The Motley Fool June 13, 2005 Brian Gorman	Walgreen Strikes Back The traditional drugstore operator is expanding its mail-order business. This should be a welcome sign to investors.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2011 David Williamson	Pharmacy Benefits Delivering Drama CVS claims another Medco client and one messy split.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2005 Brian Gorman	Cautious on Medco Medco's earnings were respectable, but for now investors may want to step back.
BusinessWeek May 9, 2005 Weintraub & Barrett	BW 50: Can Caremark's Health Hold Up? Caremark Rx Inc. faces a growing set of legal and market challenges, but Its drug-benefit business is soaring, and its CEO remains upbeat about the future.
The Motley Fool June 10, 2010 Claire Stephanic	CVS Caremark vs. Walgreen The two go head-to-head in competition for pharmacy customers.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Caremark Hits the Mark Again With expectations of higher than 25% growth in 2005, the pharmacy benefits manager looks like it will continue to take care of its investors.
Managed Care April 2002 Rhonda Greenapple	HMOs Have Stake in Quelling Anger at Drug Store Counters Dissatisfied customers have a tendency to lash out and not be very discriminating about their targets. Prescription: Reduce the hassle...
CFO March 1, 2012 David McCann	Companies May Win This Drug War The conflict between Express Scripts and Walgreen just might lead to lower drug-benefit costs for companies.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2005 Brian Gorman	Medco Covers Its Bases Medco's purchase of Accredo is a nod to future growth in biotech drug spending.
BusinessWeek January 21, 2010 John Carey	Making Personalized Medicine Pay Medco and other pharmacy benefit managers say future profits depend on matching drugs to patients based on their genes.
Fast Company February 2003 Christine Canabou	Take the Cure Inside the world's largest, most advanced pharmacy.
Managed Care December 2001 Steven S. Martin	PBM Industry Today: Who's Managing Drug Costs? Health plans need to take a closer look. HMOs and employers alike will feel increasing pressure to give in to the desires of consumers...
The Motley Fool October 22, 2010 Roger Friedman	3 Health-Care Stocks for Your Watchlist There's money to be made in health care. But finding the right plays, especially among health care providers, can prove confounding.
Managed Care December 2005 Martin Sipkoff	Reports Confirm High Value of Step-Therapy Programs Tiered benefit design and mail order pharmacy are useful, but don't overlook this other significant vehicle for savings: step therapy programs.
CFO June 1, 2010 Alix Stuart	"This Is the Era of Smarter Medicine." A prescription-drug provider says it can thrive even as it helps drive down health-care costs. An interview with Richard Rubino, CFO, Medco Health Solutions Inc.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Good Marks for Caremark The pharmacy benefits management company should have even more positive operating leverage left in the tank. Investors, take note.
Managed Care September 2007	Income Said To Influence Use of Generics An observational analysis of pharmacy claims collected from 2001 to 2003 finds that where a person lives and the socioeconomic implications of that location have a lot do with his use of generic drugs.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2008 Brian Orelli	Express Scripts Gets More Generic Pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts may not have grown the top line by much in the second quarter, but using more generic drugs had a positive effect on the bottom line.
Managed Care July 2004 Maureen Glabman	Wish List: 10 Things You Want From Your PBM One auditor estimates that 3 percent to 10 percent of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) claims are processed incorrectly -- always in favor of the PBM.
Managed Care September 2000	Three New England States Form Drug-Buying Cooperative Now that the governors of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont have agreed to form a prescription drug-buying cooperative, the hard work of fleshing out the plan begins...
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The Motley Fool November 2, 2005 Brian Gorman	Medco's Bitter Pill The pharma benefits manager has hit a speed bump but looks well-positioned for the long haul. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	CVS Caremark Is No Sicko Pharmacy powerhouse CVS Caremark is looking to blaze a new health-care trail with the recent merger of their drugstore and pharmacy benefit management operations.
The Motley Fool October 6, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Medco Health Solutions Become the Perfect Stock? A lot has happened in the pharmacy benefits management space since we looked at Medco last year.
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