SALT LAKE CITY, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- RxAmerica has renewed its contract with Molina Healthcare, Inc. to manage the company’s prescription benefit services for all new and existing business in California, Michigan, Utah and Washington through June of 2007. This new contract solidifies RxAmerica’s relationship with Molina, while opening new doors by adding Indiana.
Serving over 800,000 Medicaid patients, Molina is among the leading Medicaid managed care firms. This ongoing partnership means Molina will continue to provide high quality prescription benefit services at costs well below the national average.
“This partnership with Molina helps solidify our position as the leader in managed Medicaid pharmaceutical care,” said John Gardynik, president of RxAmerica. “Our success is grounded in our ability to customize solutions for all of our customers that enrich the lives of their individual members, yet control total drug costs for the plan.”
“Over the past nine years, Molina Healthcare and RxAmerica have partnered in both membership growth and innovation in service and clinical care,” stated Richard Helmer, MD, vice president for medical affairs and corporate chief medical officer. “We expect this to continue during the term of this contract.”
RxAmerica first teamed up with Molina in 1995. The collaboration produced a number of innovative services and strategies that have contributed to the significant growth the two companies have experienced over the course of their affiliation. Through this partnership, the companies are working to further their successful record of delivering exceptional service to Molina’s membership.
About RxAmerica
RxAmerica is a leading pharmacy benefits manager that specializes in controlling costs, creating customized solutions and delivering best-in-class service for its clients. RxAmerica has partnered with many large and successful managed care providers to create a new trend in the industry -- lowering prescription costs in a consistently inflationary environment. With its powerful online reporting tool, RxInsider(TM), RxAmerica delivers innovative and targeted programs that improve the health of members while lowering costs for health plans.
RxAmerica provides prescription benefits for more than five million individuals nationally, through a retail network of more than 53,000 pharmacies and a state-of-the-art mail order facility. RxAmerica is a wholly owned subsidiary of Longs Drug Stores Corporation , one of the leading drug store chains in North America. Information on Longs Drugs is available at http://www.longs.com/.
For further information on RxAmerica, call 1-800-770-8014 or visit RxAmerica’s Web site at http://www.rxamerica.com/.
About Molina Healthcare
Molina Healthcare, Inc. is a multi-state managed care organization that arranges for the delivery of healthcare services to persons eligible to receive healthcare benefits through government-sponsored programs for low-income families and individuals, such as Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. It currently operates health plans in California, Indiana, Michigan, New Mexico, Utah and Washington. For more information on Molina Healthcare, Inc. and its subsidiaries, visit http://www.molinahealthcare.com/.
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CONTACT: John Gardynik of RxAmerica, +1-801-961-6172,john.gardynik@rxamerica.com
Web site: http://www.molinahealthcare.com/
Web site: http://www.longs.com/
Web site: http://www.rxamerica.com/