Medco Generic Rate Hits Record High, But Margins Drag From Retail Contracts
Executive Summary
Medco's generic dispensing rate in the third quarter was 51.5%, the firm's highest rate ever. The rate was 5% above the year-ago quarter and a half percentage point above the previous record - 51% in the second quarter 2005
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