Medco Health Solution News

Express Scripts Inc. is poised to tell U.S. antitrust regulators it has delivered all the data requested regarding its purchase of Medco Health Solutions Inc., a move that would trigger a 30-day period for a decision on the deal, two people familiar with the matter said.

Drug dispenser giant CVS Caremark closed out its year by reporting impressive growth in its pharmacy services business.

Leon Cooperman founded Omega Advisors in 1991 after 25 years at Goldman Sachs. He is a more eclectic investor than Warren Buffett , and will buy any stock or bond at the right price if the company has honest management, he told Forbes in 2009.

Procter & Gamble will try to end the sale of its Pringles business. Proctor & Gamble must now determine how best to exit the deal and whether to expect a pushback from Diamond Foods .

CVS Caremark Corporation A reported its results for the fourth quarter.A Net income for the drug store rose to $1.06 billion vs.

Express Scripts Inc. is poised to tell U.S. antitrust regulators it has delivered all the data requested regarding its purchase of Medco Health Solutions Inc., a move that would trigger a 30-day period for a decision on the deal, two people familiar with the matter said.

The Federal Trade Commission is considering whether to allow a corporate merger thatcould result in great strides backward for African Americans and others suffering from economic and health ills.

The 60 Plus Association, a conservative advocacy group, is asking the Federal Trade Commission to block the proposed merger between Express Scripts, Inc .

Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. : Leerink says day one of the Lidoderm patent trial produced no surprises, adding it continues to expect Watson Pharmaceuticals to prevail.

SureWest Communications : Consolidated Communications and SureWest Communications have entered into a definitive agreement under which Consolidated will acquire all the outstanding shares of SureWest in a cash and stock transaction valued at $23 per share, or a total of approximately $340.9M, exclusive of debt.

Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB' rating to Express Scripts' proposed senior unsecured notes issuance.

Stocks finished the session lower , albeit off of their worst levels. Equities were under pressure from the opening bell as Greek leaders failed to find common ground in required austerity measures.

IDEX Corporation : Barrington notes that IDEX saw strong demand during Q3, and the firm predicts that the company will post double-digit EPS CAGR growth from 2011-2016. The firm raised its target on the stock to $50 from $40 and reiterates an Outperform rating.

Sohu.com Inc. : Sees Q1 total revenue $219M-$225M vs. consensus $238.15M. Assuming no new grants of share-based awards, Sohu estimates that compensation expenses and income tax expenses relating to share-based awards to be around $3M-$4M. The estimated impact of this expense is expected to reduce Sohu's fully diluted EPS for Q1 of 2012 under US ... (more)

Healthcare is one of the fastest growing sectors in the economy. Healthcare reform will show its true effect starting in 2014 and the number of uninsured people will decline significantly.

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Objections to Express Scripts' $29 billion plan to buy rival pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions are accumulating as U.S. antitrust regulators weigh whether they have enough evidence to stop the megamerger.

Express Scripts Inc. announced today it will be issuing debt through its wholly owned subsidiary, Aristotle Holding Inc., to fund the acquisition of Medco Health Solutions Inc.

Mending the Hole in the Health Care Safety Net: Medco Foundation and Dispensary of Hope Introduce National Pharmacy and Prescription Drug Program to Clinics for the Uninsured 9 Million of Nation's Uninsured Treated at Clinics; Yet Uninsured are More Than Twice as Likely Not to Fill a Prescription Due to Cost /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recent ... (more)

The last time I wrote about Walgreens , I was long Medco , which ExpressScripts was preparing to acquire.