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Six Olympic Legends Battling Chronic Diseases Lead Revolution in Advancing Pharmacy Care as Medco Launches the 'Tour of Champions'
Date:10/16/2007

Jackie Joyner-Kersee, three-time Olympic gold medalist, four-time world champion and current heptathlon record-holder, who manages chronic asthma.

The six gold medal Olympians who comprise the Tour of Champions are:

* Bob Beamon (diabetes) -- 1968 Olympic gold medalist for the long jump

and still the Olympic world record holder;

* Peggy Fleming (breast cancer survivor) -- figure skater with five U.S.

titles, three world titles, and the only U.S. gold medal winner at the

1968 Winter Games;

* Bruce Jenner (arthritis/caregiver) -- winner of the decathlon in the

1976 Summer Olympics;

* Jackie Joyner-Kersee (asthma) -- three-time Olympic gold medalist, four-

time world champion and current heptathlon world record-holder;

* Greg Louganis (HIV positive) -- four-time Olympic gold medalist, six-

time world champion, and a winner of 47 national championship titles for

diving; and

* Mark Spitz (high cholesterol) -- swimmer and 9-time Olympic gold

medalist.

For more information about the Tour of Champions promotion, visit http://www.tourofchampions.com

About Medco

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS) is the nation's leading pharmacy benefit manager based on its 2006 total net revenues of more than $42 billion. Medco's prescription drug benefit programs, covering 60 million members, 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's technologically advanced mail-or
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