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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Investors: |
Valerie Haertel | Media: | Lowell Weiner | |||
| (201) 269-5781 | (201) 269-6986 | |||||
| valerie_haertel@medco.com | lowell_weiner@medco.com |
Medco Updates Pharmacy Benefit Services Agreement
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., July 21, 2011 — Medco Health Solutions (NYSE:MHS) today disclosed that
after several months of discussions, its pharmacy benefit services agreement with UnitedHealthcare
would not be renewed.
Medco will continue serving UnitedHealthcare clients through the expiration of the current
agreement on Dec. 31, 2012, and will work closely with the organization to ensure a smooth and
orderly transition.
About Medco
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS) is pioneering The world’s most advanced pharmacy® and its clinical research and innovations are part of Medco making medicine smarter™ for approximately 65 million members.
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS) is pioneering The world’s most advanced pharmacy® and its clinical research and innovations are part of Medco making medicine smarter™ for approximately 65 million members.
With more than 20,000 employees worldwide dedicated to improving patient health and reducing costs
for a wide range of public and private sector clients, and 2010 revenues of $66 billion, Medco
ranks 34th on the 2011 Fortune 500 list and is named among the world’s most innovative, most
admired and most trustworthy companies.
For more information, go to http://www.medcohealth.com.
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may
cause results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. No forward-looking
statement can be guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially from those projected. We
undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of
new information, future events, or otherwise. Forward-looking statements in this press release
should be evaluated together with the risks and uncertainties that affect our business,
particularly those mentioned in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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