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Healthcare Renews Agreement with CVS Caremark for Pharmacy Benefit
LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 3, 2019--Molina Healthcare,
Inc. (NYSE: MOH) today announced that, following a comprehensive
procurement process, it has extended its agreement with CVS Caremark for
pharmacy benefit management (PBM) services through 2021. Under the
agreement, which became effective January 1, 2019, CVS Caremark will
continue to administer pharmacy benefits for the approximately 4 million
members Molina serves through its Medicaid, Medicare, and Marketplace
health plans. The extension modifies Molina's existing agreement with
CVS Caremark to align Molina's pharmacy management strategy with the
operational improvement initiatives that have been underway over the
last year under its new management team.
The agreement is immediately accretive to earnings and will enable
Molina to remain responsive to state partner requirements as it manages
its nearly $3 billion of annual pharmacy expenses in an evolving
government-sponsored health care landscape. This PBM initiative is one
of several that Molina has pursued to lower its costs, including
clinical strategies with formulary, utilization management and generic
dispensing initiatives, while improving health outcomes for members.
"Our renewed partnership with CVS Caremark and the restructuring of our
pharmacy benefit management business have allowed us to unlock
significant value by lowering costs while improving member adherence and
outcomes," said Joe Zubretsky, president and CEO of Molina Healthcare,
Inc. "We now have the management team, PBM partner and infrastructure in
place to deliver best in class pharmacy services to our members and
"We are pleased to continue our longstanding relationship with Molina
Healthcare as their pharmacy benefits manager," said Derica Rice,
president, CVS Caremark, which is the PBM business of CVS Health. "We
believe that CVS Caremark's integrated and innovative pharmacy care
model and unique enterprise assets play an important role in helping
support coordinated care, and we look forward to continuing to work with
Molina Healthcare to improve the health outcomes of their members."
Molina Healthcare members can continue to search among the Company's
robust list of in-network pharmacies by visiting
providersearch.molinahealthcare.com.
About Molina Healthcare
Molina Healthcare, Inc., a FORTUNE 500 company, provides managed health
care services under the Medicaid and Medicare programs and through the
state insurance marketplaces. Through its locally operated health plans,
Molina Healthcare served approximately 4 million members as of September
30, 2018. For more information about Molina Healthcare, please visit
molinahealthcare.com.