Express Scripts/NACDS Drug Card Needs 250,000 Enrollees To Be Profitable
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Express Scripts estimates it will offer 20%-25% discounts on retail scripts and deeper discounts for mail order. PBM's level of participation in the 2006 Medicare Rx benefit will depend on the success of the discount card.
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