From Drug Benefit News - When the contract dispute between Express Scripts Holding Co. and retail giant Walgreen Co. was first reported last June (DBN 6/24/11, p. 1), a resolution seemed inevitable. Nearly a year later, Express Scripts has been without Walgreens in its network going on five months with clients reporting little to no disruption. With Express Scripts’ integration of Medco Health Solutions, Inc. Read more
From Drug Benefit News - Hot on the heels of the largest PBM acquisition in history, two of the fastest-growing middle-market players — SXC Health Solutions Corp. and Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. — announced plans to combine in a cash and stock transaction valued at about $4.4 billion. While SXC’s plan to purchase Catalyst was not a huge surprise to the industry, the timing of the maneuver — just a week after Express Scripts Holding… Read more
From Drug Benefit News - As the ongoing generics wave begins to peak with recent approvals of generic Boniva (ibandronate) for osteoporosis, Lexapro (escitalopram) for depression and anxiety and Seroquel (quetiapine) for schizophrenia, some insurers are continuing to tweak their generic utilization strategies with increased copay differentials, step edits and generic prescribing incentives while simultaneously considering ways to maximize cost savings from the impending arrival of biosimilars. Read more
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