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Medco, UnitedHealth Group Announce Pharmacy Services Agreement
Date:4/22/2008

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medco Health Solutions, Inc., (NYSE: MHS) today announced it has reached agreement with UnitedHealth Group to provide pharmacy benefit services through Dec. 31, 2012.

"We look forward to the next generation of collaboration with UnitedHealth Group, delivering innovative, world-class pharmacy services," said David B. Snow Jr., Medco chairman and CEO. "This agreement advances our relationship and includes new terms that provide clear alignment around serving UnitedHealth Group's integrated commercial medical and pharmacy business."

Added Stephen J. Hemsley, UnitedHealth Group president and CEO: "We have always viewed Medco as a valued partner, and we look forward to advancing our relationship as we work together to serve the complex needs of our customers and the growing needs of consumers."

About Medco

Medco Health Solutions, Inc., (NYSE: MHS) is the nation's leading pharmacy benefit manager based on its 2007 total net revenues of more than $44 billion. Medco's prescription drug benefit programs, covering one in five Americans, are designed to drive down the cost of pharmacy health care for private and public employers, health plans, labor unions and government agencies of all sizes, and for individuals served by the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program. Medco, the world's most advanced pharmacy(TM), is positioned to serve the unique needs of patients with chronic and complex conditions through its Medco Therapeutic Resource Centers
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