Medicare Rx Card Costs Express Scripts $12 Mil. Write-Off
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Express Scripts is writing off $12 mil. of its investment in the Pharmacy Care Alliance Medicare-endorsed drug discount card
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