• Medco Health Solutions as a leader in the pharmacy benefit management industry. Medco develops and maintains contracts between health plans and pharmaceutical companies. As of 2005, Medco managed roughly 549 million different prescriptions. Medco delivers its health care solutions to a variety of clients including: unions, HMOs, and federal employees.

• 1. Stock symbol: MHS
  2. Annual revenue (2007): $44.5 Billion
  3. Year Established: 2003
  4. Industry: Health Care
  5. Phone: (201) 269-3400
  6. Fax: (201) 269-1109
  7. HQ: Franlkin Lakes, New Jersey
  8. President: Kenneth O. Klepper
  9. CEO: David B. Snow Jr.
  10. Staff: 20,800
  11. Other key people: John P. Driscoll

• Key Dates

  1. 2003: Medco founded as a subsidiary of Merck
  2. 2005: Acquired Accredo Health

• Delivering Pharmaceuticals

  Medco clients fill their prescriptions through network of nearly 60,000 pharmacies, or online, and also boasts the largest mail order pharmacy operation in the United States.

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