Caremark May Offer "Open" Medicare Rx Plan In Some Regions
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The pharmacy benefit manager is deciding whether to offer standalone drug plans in regions in which it does not have employer or health plan partners, CEO Crawford says. The exec notes some of Caremark's clients will "aggressively" market their plans to individuals for 2006.
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