Medicare Card Enrollment Is Disappointing, Express Scripts Acknowledges
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Pharmacy Care Alliance card program has enrolled 110,000 members so far, less than half of Express Scripts break-even goal. Slow uptake of discount cards is factor in downward revision in Express Scripts' earnings forecast, but PBM notes that cards have saved seniors money.
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