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12/21/2012Express Scripts to Present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Express Scripts (Nasdaq: ESRX) announced that Jeff Hall, CFO, will present at the J.P. Morgan 2013 Healthcare Conference on January 8, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. PST (12:00 p.m. EST) at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco, CA. As announced on its third quarter earnings conference call, in order to improve clarity, the Company will provide guidance and outlook information for 2013 in conjunction with its fourth quarter earnings release. Fourth quar... 
11/28/2012Express Scripts Publishes Inaugural Drug Trend Quarterly, Provides First Comprehensive Overview of U.S. Prescription Drug Spending for 2012
-The Express Scripts Prescription Price Index shows that since September 2011, price inflation for the most highly utilized brand-name medications was more than six times greater than overall economic price inflation for consumer goods. -The price gap between brand-name and generic medications widened an additional 35.2 percentage points from September 2011 to September 2012, the largest one-year increase Express Scripts has recorded. -Year-to-date spending on specialty medications is up 22.... 
11/07/2012Express Scripts to Present at Investor Conferences in November
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Express Scripts Holding Company (Nasdaq: ESRX) announced that it will present at the following investor conferences in November: Lazard Capital Markets 9th Annual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. eastern. Credit Suisse 2012 Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. mountain (12:00 p.m. eastern). These presentations will also be broadcast via the Internet and can be accessed on the In... 
11/05/2012Express Scripts Reports Third Quarter Results
Raises Full Year Earnings Guidance ST. LOUIS, Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Express Scripts (Nasdaq: ESRX) announced 2012 third quarter net income of $391.4 million, or $0.47 per diluted share. Adjusted earnings per share, as detailed in Table 4 were $1.02 per diluted share for the third quarter. "Our solid third quarter results demonstrate our continued success as a combined organization," stated George Paz, chairman and chief executive officer. "Integration continues on track ... 
10/30/2012The Growing Cost of Aging: Express Scripts Study Shows Medication Use for Normal Aging Conditions Overtakes Costs of Treating Most Chronic Diseases
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Prescription-drug treatment regimens for conditions that are a normal part of aging are now costing the nation more than many serious and potentially life-threatening diseases, according to new research from Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080827/EXPRESSSCRIPTSLOGO) A study, presented today at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA) in San Francisco, finds that in 2011 ... 
10/23/2012Express Scripts Holding Company Announces Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Conference Call
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Express Scripts Holding Company (Nasdaq: ESRX), one of the largest pharmacy benefit management companies in North America, announced today its intention to release its third quarter earnings on Monday, November 5, 2012 after the market closes and will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss third quarter results on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time (8:30 a.m. Central Time). The Company expects to provide 2013 guidance in co... 
10/18/2012New Express Scripts Workers' Compensation Product Helps Payers Address Cost Impact of Physician Dispensing
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX) is applying its understanding of behavioral science to a new program to help workers' compensation payers save money on costly medications. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080827/EXPRESSSCRIPTSLOGO) The new product is based on the findings of a pilot study designed to encourage injured workers to use clinically equivalent generic medications. For example, the pilot found that injured workers who we... 
10/17/2012Express Scripts Unveils 2013 Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Options, Including $0 Copay for Generics and Broad Pharmacy Network
Express Scripts Medicare™ (PDP) has been awarded 4 out of 5 stars for service and quality excellence by CMS ST. LOUIS, MO., October 17, 2012 -- Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX) unveiled two Medicare Part D plans through its Express Scripts Medicare™ Prescription Drug Plan (PDP), formerly Medco Medicare Prescription Plan, to help America’s seniors save money on prescription drug costs as generic versions of popular brand name drugs become available. Enrollment for the 2013 plan year begins Octob... 
09/25/2012Express Scripts Announces Federal Pharmacy Services Division
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --With 10 years of experience in making the use of prescription drugs safer and more affordable for millions of military beneficiaries, Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX) is today doing even more to serve other entities through its newly rebranded Federal Pharmacy Services division. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120925/AQ79760LOGO) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080827/EXPRESSSCRIPTSLOGO) For the past decade, Express... 
08/31/2012Consumer-Directed Healthcare Leader ConnectYourCare Emerging as Private Company
Growth Equity Firm ABS Capital to Assume Majority Ownership HUNT VALLEY, Md., Aug. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --ConnectYourCare, a leading consumer-directed healthcare (CDH) account administrator, announced today that its parent company, Express Scripts Holding Company (Nasdaq: ESRX), has entered into a definitive agreement to divest ConnectYourCare. Effective upon the closing of the transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, ConnectYourCare will operate independentl... 
08/16/2012Express Scripts Launches Virtual Coaching To Help Patients Better Understand Therapy
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --A new online tool, Virtual Coaching, helps patients -- especially those with complex health conditions -- better understand their disease and how their medication works. Express Scripts is making Virtual Coaching available through HealthBridge Pharma & Biotech, now part of United BioSource Corporation, which offers a full range of integrated services to assist pharmaceutical and biotech companies in providing specialty prescription produc... 
08/07/2012Express Scripts Reports Second Quarter Results
Raises Full Year Earnings Guidance ST. LOUIS, Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Express Scripts (Nasdaq: ESRX) announced 2012 second quarter net income of $170.9 million, or $0.21 per diluted share. Adjusted earnings per share, as detailed in Table 4 were $0.88 per diluted share for the second quarter. "Our strong second quarter results, the first as a combined organization, demonstrate the continued execution of our business model of alignment," stated George Paz, chairman and chief... 
07/19/2012Express Scripts and Walgreens Announce New Pharmacy Network Agreement
ST. LOUIS & DEERFIELD, Ill., Jul 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX) and Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) today announced the companies have reached a multi-year pharmacy network agreement that includes rates and terms under which Walgreens will participate in the broadest Express Scripts retail pharmacy network available to new and existing clients. The companies are not disclosing the terms of the new contract. Walgreens will be part of the broadest network of pharma... 
07/10/2012Express Scripts Holding Company Announces Second Quarter 2012 Earnings Conference Call
ST. LOUIS, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Express Scripts Holding Company (Nasdaq: ESRX), one of the largest pharmacy benefit management companies in North America, announced today its intention to release its second quarter earnings on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 after the market closes and will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss second quarter results on Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Central Time). This call is being webcast and can be accessed a... 
06/06/2012Express Scripts to Present at William Blair Growth Stock Conference
ST. LOUIS, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Express Scripts, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESRX) announced that it will present at the William Blair Growth Stock Conference on June 12, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. Central (12:30 p.m. Eastern) at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. This presentation will also be broadcast via the Internet and can be accessed on the investor relations section of Express Scripts' web site at http://www.express-scripts.com  RealPlayer or Windows Media Player is needed to listen to ... 
05/17/2012Poor Health Decisions Cost Billions; New Report Identifies Unhealthy Behavior as Top Concern of Benefit Providers
ST. LOUIS, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- "9 Trends" Report Identifies What's On the Minds of Employers and Health Plans: Helping Members Make Healthier Decisions Using Social Media and Apps to Engage Members and Improve Behaviors Developing New Ways to Comprehensively Manage Specialty Care Improving Convenience and Adherence through Home Delivery Poor health choices add billions in cost to the companies, unions, health plans and government agencies that ... 
05/11/2012Failure to Take Medicine Linked to Unnecessary Hospital Visits, Especially for Medicare Patients Taking High Blood Pressure or High Cholesterol Medications
ATLANTA, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Older patients with high cholesterol or high blood pressure are at particular risk for unnecessary hospitalizations if they don't follow doctor's orders on taking their medications, according to new research from Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX) presented this week. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080827/EXPRESSSCRIPTSLOGO) Data from two studies show that patients 65 and older who did not take their medicines as prescribed had around a... 
05/10/2012Express Scripts Reports First Quarter Results
ST. LOUIS, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Express Scripts Holding Company (Nasdaq: ESRX) announced 2012 first quarter net income of $267.8 million, or $0.55 per diluted share. These results reflect those of Express Scripts, Inc. prior to the completion of the merger with Medco Health Solutions, Inc. ("Medco"), on April 2, 2012. Adjusted earnings per share, as detailed in Table 4 were $0.73 per diluted share for the first quarter. "With the close of the Medco acquisition, Express Scr... 
05/04/2012Express Scripts to Present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Conference
ST. LOUIS, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Express Scripts, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESRX) announced that it will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Healthcare Conference on May 16, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. PDT (4:00 p.m. EDT) at the Encore at the Wynn in Las Vegas, Nevada. This presentation will also be broadcast via the Internet and can be accessed on the investor relations section of Express Scripts' web site at http://www.express-scripts.com  RealPlayer or Windows Media Player is needed to lis... 
04/17/2012Waste Adds $2.1 Billion to Workers' Compensation Pharmacy Costs, Express Scripts Reports
Unnecessary Use of Higher-Priced Medications Leading Cause of Waste; Lower-Cost, Clinically Equivalent Alternatives Would Save Billions for Workers' Compensation Payers ST. LOUIS, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Unnecessary use of higher-priced medications resulted in nearly all of the $2.1 billion in wasted pharmacy-related spending last year for workers' compensation payers, according to research published in the 2011 Express Scripts Workers' Compensation Drug Trend Report. About 1... 
04/16/2012Express Scripts Launches ScreenRx(SM), Industry's First Solution Combining Early Detection and Tailored Interventions to Address Nation's $317 Billion Problem of Medication Nonadherence
- ScreenRx leverages predictive models and clinical expertise to help patients take their medication as prescribed. - New Drug Trend Report shows that eliminating medication nonadherence would cover the cost of healthcare for 44.8 million uninsured Americans. - In 2011, United States spending on prescription drugs increased 2.7 percent, the lowest annual drug trend Express Scripts has ever recorded. ST. LOUIS, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX) today a... 
04/06/2012Notice of Redemption and Withdrawal of Class of Securities from Listing on the NYSE
ST. LOUIS, April 6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --On April 6, 2012, Medco Health Solutions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ: ESRX), issued a notice of redemption to the holders of its 7.25% Senior Notes due August 15, 2013 (Cusip No. 58405UAC6) (the "Notes"), which were issued under the Indenture, dated as of August 12, 2003, between Medco and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as trustee. As indicated in the notice of redemption, Medco intends to ... 
04/05/2012Express Scripts Announces First Quarter 2012 Earnings Conference Call
ST. LOUIS, April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Express Scripts (Nasdaq: ESRX), one of the largest pharmacy benefit management companies in North America, announced today its intention to release its first quarter earnings on Thursday, May 10, 2012 after the market closes and will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss first quarter results on Friday, May 11, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Central Time). This call is being webcast and can be accessed at Express Scripts W... 
04/02/2012Express Scripts and Medco Health Solutions Complete Merger; Will Address National Mandate for More Affordable, Higher Quality Healthcare
ST. LOUIS, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX) completed its previously announced $29.1 billion acquisition of Medco Health Solutions today, creating the country's leading healthcare services company. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120402/AQ80316) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080827/EXPRESSSCRIPTSLOGO) The new Express Scripts combines best-in-class clinical expertise and innovative applications of behavioral science to improve p... 
03/19/2012Express Scripts Research Shows Choosing Appropriate Medications Could Save Workers' Compensation Payers More than $23.7 Million Annually
ST. LOUIS, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Choosing clinically equivalent, lower-cost narcotic medications could cut more than $23 million a year in pharmacy-related costs for workers' compensation claims, according to an Express Scripts, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESRX) analysis. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080827/EXPRESSSCRIPTSLOGO) Express Scripts researchers examined workers' compensation prescription data for 402,000 injured workers who had filled at least one narcot... 
02/27/2012Express Scripts Unveils Comprehensive Fraud, Waste and Abuse Program for Workers' Compensation Clients
New suite of services will detect and deter fraud in workers' compensation prescriptions, saving tens of millions of dollars annually ST. LOUIS, Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Express Scripts, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESRX) announced today it has established a comprehensive Fraud, Waste and Abuse (FWA) detection program for workers' compensation payers, which can help stem the rising costs associated with the widespread abuse of prescription narcotics. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswir... 
02/22/2012Express Scripts Reports Fourth Quarter Results
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Express Scripts, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESRX) announced 2011 fourth quarter and full year net income from continuing operations of $290.4 million and $1,275.8 million, or $0.59 and $2.53 per diluted share, respectively.  Adjusted earnings per share, as detailed in Table 4 were $0.82 and $2.97 per diluted share for the fourth quarter and full year, respectively. "Through our unwavering focus on innovation, service and alignment, we achieved a historically high ... 
02/07/2012Express Scripts Announces Fourth Quarter 2011 Earnings Conference Call
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Express Scripts (Nasdaq: ESRX), one of the largest pharmacy benefit management companies in North America, announced today its intention to release its fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 after the market closes and will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss fourth quarter results on Thursday, February 23, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Central Time). This call is being webcast and can be accessed at Exp... 
02/06/2012Express Scripts, Inc. Launches Senior Notes Offering
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Express Scripts, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESRX) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Aristotle Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Aristotle"), has commenced a private offering of senior notes of a benchmark amount.  The net proceeds from the offering will be used to pay a portion of the cash consideration payable to stockholders of Medco Health Solutions, Inc. ("Medco") in connection with the previously announced merger pursuant to which Express S... 
02/06/2012Express Scripts, Inc. Announces Pricing of $3.5 Billion Senior Notes Offering
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Express Scripts, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESRX) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Aristotle Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Aristotle"), has successfully priced a private offering of senior notes consisting of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.10% senior notes due 2015, $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.65% senior notes due 2017 and $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.90% senior notes due 2022. The o... 
01/04/2012Express Scripts HealthBridge Pharma & Biotech to Provide Specialty Pharmacy and Specialty Distribution Services for EYLEA(TM) (aflibercept) Injection
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Express Scripts now provides services for EYLEA, a product of Regeneron, through its HealthBridge Pharma & Biotech services. CuraScript, a wholly owned subsidiary of Express Scripts and part of the HealthBridge suite of services, will be among a limited number of specialty pharmacies and specialty distributors for EYLEA. EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Nov. 18 and is indicated for the treat...