Drugstore.com & US Script
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Online retailer is pairing with pharmacy benefit manager to offer FSA Manager program to US Script customers. The partnership is a "huge step in helping simplify" flexible spending account management, according to drugstore.com President & CEO Kal Raman. Under the agreement, Drugstore.com will visually tag OTC products most likely to be eligible for FSA reimbursement for consumers. "Future program plans include identifying US Script's FSA eligible products and integrating them into the FSA program," Raman says. Drugstore.com first announced the FSA program Nov. 24 (1"The Tan Sheet" Dec. 1, 2003, In Brief)...
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