Companies picked to offer new drug card.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Health and Human Services, HHS announced the names of companies that have been cleared to provide new prescription-drug discount cards to Medicare recipients beginning this June. The cards are an interim measure in the Medicare law intended to give seniors and the disabled some relief on their drug costs until the new prescription benefit launches in 2006. According to the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Department of Health and Human Services, HHS , the federally approved general sponsors are: * AdvancePCS Health L.R * Aetna Health Management LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control * Argus Health Systems * Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama * Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida * Caremark Advantage * Catalyst Rx * Computer Sciences Corp. * Express Scripts Inc. * First Health Services Corp. * Horizon Healthcare Services * Independence Blue Cross * Long Term Care Pharmacy Alliance, LLC * Medco Health Solutions Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS) is a leading pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) company based in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. The current chairman is David Snow. The company formed in August 2003 as a spinoff from Merck & Co.. * PBM Plus Inc. * PharmaCare Management Services Inc. * Pharmacy Care Alliance * Prime Therapeutics Inc. * Scrip Solutions LLC * Sierra Health & Life Insurance Co. * SXC Health Solutions * United Healthcare Insurance Co. * UPMC See Ultra-Mobile PC. Health Plan * WellPoint Pharmacy Management * WHP Health Initiatives |
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