Article: Walgreens Health Initiatives Releases Its 2009 Trend Report.

Plans which were highly managed by the pharmacy benefit manager achieve a negative drug trend of -0.5 percent

DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Pharmacy benefit manager Walgreens Health Initiative's recently released trend report demonstrates its continued dedication to managing costs while ensuring members have access to the medications they need. The report, available online at WalgreensHealth.com/trendreport2009 contains a wealth of information, including the following highlights:

* How highly managed plans achieved a negative drug trend of -0.5 percent and an overall generic dispensing rate of 67.1 percent

* The strategies adopted by a 130,000-life client, ...

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