Express Scripts/Medco's Broad Reach Could Reshape Specialty Benefit Dynamics
Executive Summary
If it wins Federal Trade Commission approval, the proposed merger of Express Scripts Inc. and Medco Health Solutions Inc. would play out against a market driven in large part by high-priced specialty products and rampant genericization.
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