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  <title>Medco Health shares rise on positive outlook</title>
  <description>Shares of pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. rose Monday with the broader market and as Wall Street looked at the company's model and its growth potential.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/medco-health-shares-rise-on-positive-outlook.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:43:23 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>Medco climbs on strong 3Q results and outlook</title>
  <description>Shares of Medco Health Solutions Inc. jumped Wednesday after the pharmacy benefits manager reported third-quarter results that beat analyst estimates, and forecast further growth in 2009.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/medco-climbs-on-strong-3q-results-and-outlook.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:56:56 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>Outlook roundup: Medco Health, Polo Ralph Lauren</title>
  <description>Among the earnings projection stories for Wednesday, Nov. 5, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Medco Health Solutions, a pharmacy benefits manager, backed its 2008 profit forecast on Wednesday, and called for an adjusted 2009 profit on par with Wall Street expectations.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/outlook-roundup-medco-health-polo-ralph-lauren.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:39:57 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>Medco backs 2008 outlook, 2009 meets estimates</title>
  <description>Medco Health Solutions, a pharmacy benefits manager, backed its 2008 profit forecast on Wednesday, and called for an adjusted 2009 profit on par with Wall Street expectations.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/medco-backs-2008-outlook-2009-meets-estimates.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:39:11 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>Medco to buy back up to $3 billion in stock</title>
  <description>Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. approved a repurchase of up to $3 billion in stock Wednesday. The company will have the option to buy the shares on the open market through November 2010. Medco had an average of 513.4 million shares outstanding in the third quarter, and in October, it finished a buyback of $5.5 billion in stock.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/medco-to-buy-back-up-to-3-billion-in-stock.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:35:59 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>Medco Health 3Q profit rises 38 pct, beats view</title>
  <description>Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. said Wednesday its third-quarter profit rose 38 percent on greater mail-order and specialty drug sales, topping Wall Street forecasts.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/medco-health-3q-profit-rises-38-percent.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:59:07 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>Medco and FDA plan to study genetic testing market</title>
  <description>Five years after the cracking of the human genome, a U.S. pharmacy benefit manager is teaming with the Food and Drug Administration to learn more about the market for genetic tests relating to prescription drugs.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/medco-and-fda-plan-to-study-genetic-testing-market.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:50:41 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Medco keeps rising following 2Q report</title>
  <description>Shares of pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. rose Friday, as Wall Street expects Medco will benefit from growing use of generic drugs and more mail-order prescriptions.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/medco-keeps-rising-following-2q-report.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:16:28 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Medco 2Q profit up 22 percent on new deals</title>
  <description>Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions said Thursday its second-quarter profit climbed 22 percent as it won new clients and prices for brand-name drugs increased.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/medco-2q-profit-up-22-percent-on-new-deals.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:14:27 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Earnings Preview: Medco Health Solutions</title>
  <description>Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. reports its second-quarter results Thursday morning, before the start of trading. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst commentary for the period.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/earnings-preview-medco-health-solutions.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:53:29 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Analyst comments lift Medco Health Solutions</title>
  <description>Shares of pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. rose Monday after an analyst said key contract wins and a successful strategy should help the company&amp;#39;s profits.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/analyst-comments-lift-medco-health-solutions.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:18:37 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Medco to provide pharmacy services to Coventry</title>
  <description>Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. said Monday it will provide pharmacy services for health insurer Coventry Health Care Inc.&amp;#39;s Medicare programs.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/medco-to-provide-pharmacy-services-to-coventry.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:55:11 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Medco Health Solutions spent $880K lobbying in 1Q</title>
  <description>Pharmacy-benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. spent $880,000 lobbying the federal government in the first quarter, according to a recent disclosure form.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/medco-health-solutions-spent-880k-lobbying-in-1q.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:38:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Medco Health 1Q profit, sales top Wall Street estimates</title>
  <description>Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health says record mail-order volume and an influx of generic drugs on the market have driven first-quarter results above Wall Street expectations.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080429/medco-health-1q-profit-sales-top-wall-street-estimates.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:38:05 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Earnings Preview: Medco Health Solutions</title>
  <description>Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. reports earnings for the first quarter on Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080428/earnings-preview-medco-health-solutions.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:38:28 EDT</pubDate>
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