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Express Scripts Holding Company is a Fortune 100 company as of 2013, the 20th-largest in the United States and is the largest pharmacy benefit management (PBM) organization in the United States, with 2013 revenues of $104.62 billion.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EXPRESS SCRIPTS HOLDING COMPANY FORM 10-K )〕 Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Express Scripts provides integrated pharmacy benefit management services including network-pharmacy claims processing; home delivery pharmacy services; specialty pharmacy benefit management, through its subsidiary Accredo; benefit-design consultation; drug-utilization review; formulary management; and medical and drug data analysis services to manage drug plans for health plans, self-insured employers and government agencies (both as administrator of employee benefits and public assistance programs). One of its largest clients is the United States Department of Defense's Tricare program.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=We Are Express Scripts : We Never Stand Still )〕 Express Scripts also offers pharmacy benefit management services for workers' compensation insurance programs. The program is accredited by URAC, the nation's largest accrediting body for pharmacy benefit management companies. The company processes pharmaceutical claims for members through a network of retail pharmacies. Its own automated pharmacies dispense long-term, chronic medications-like those for diabetes or heart disease-directly to members via home delivery.〔 ==History== Express Scripts began in 1986 in St. Louis, Missouri as a result of a joint venture between a retail chain of more than 79 pharmacies (Medicare Glaser Inc.) and Sanus Corp. Health Systems. Express Scripts was purchased by New York Life Insurance Company in 1989 and became a publicly traded company in 1992. In 1993, Express Scripts signed on both FHP International Corp. and Maxicare Health Care and corporate clients Lockheed Corp., Service Merchandise Co., and Ingersoll-Rand Co.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Express Scripts Inc. )〕 In 1994, the company expanded its services by adding workers’ compensation prescription services and reinsurance.〔 In 1994, the company announced a two-for-one stock split and in 1996, established Express Scripts Canada. The same year, the company began the annual Drug Trend Report and launched the Outcomes Symposium Conference. In April 1998, Express Scripts Inc. acquired ValueRx, the PBM business of Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.〔 The following year, in April 1999, the company purchased Diversified Pharmaceutical Services from SmithKline Beecham Corp for $700 million.〔 That same year, the company purchased stock in ().〔 This partnership offered members options for purchasing prescriptions and over-the-counter health products online.〔 In 2000, the company had to write off its $165 million relationship with PlanetRx.com when the startup experienced financial difficulties.〔 In 2001, Express Scripts Inc. partnered with Merck-Medco and Advance PSC to form RxHub LLC.〔 In late December 2006, Express Scripts made a proposal to purchase Caremark. Express Scripts lost the race to acquire Caremark to CVS Corporation, which became CVS/Caremark Corporation on March 22, 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Express Scripts makes $26 billion bid for Caremark )〕 In October 2007, Express Scripts acquired ConnectYourCare, and now handles FSA, HRA and HSA accounts for companies such as Suntrust, Zions Bancorporation and Allegis.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Express Scripts divesting ConnectYourCare unit )〕 However, Express Scripts divested ConnectYourCare in August 2012.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EXPRESS SCRIPTS HOLDING COMPANY FORM 8-K )〕 On April 13, 2009 it was announced that Indianapolis based WellPoint had reached a definitive agreement under which Saint Louis based Express Scripts purchased WellPoint's NextRx subsidiaries for $4.675 billion.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Express Scripts 2009 10-K )〕 Express Scripts, the United States third largest PBM, closed the transaction in December 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Express Scripts plans to add 1,500 jobs in north St. Louis County )〕 In April 2012, Express Scripts completed a $29.1 billion acquisition of Medco Health Solutions. The Federal Trade Commission gave formal approval on April 2, 2012 after an anti-trust investigation.〔 The acquisition positioned Express Scripts Holding Co. as the largest pharmacy benefit manager, filling 1.4 billion annual prescriptions.〔 Express Scripts has 30,000 employees worldwide.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Express Scripts plans to add 1,500 jobs in north St. Louis County )〕 Most employees in the St. Louis area are located in its new 220,000-square-foot building. Two other buildings for employees exist, along with a Technology Innovation Center, which houses a pharmacy. The company plans expansion to add another 1,500 employees over the next five years contingent on state and local tax incentives, with the new building a $56 million project that could start later in 2013, and be completed by early 2015.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Express Scripts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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