Express Scripts, Inc. is a Fortune 100 company headquartered in Cool Valley, Missouri. It began in 1986 in St. Louis, Missouri as a result of a joint venture between a retail chain of more than 79 pharmacies and Sanus Corp. Health Systems. Express Scripts was purchased by New York Life Insurance Company in 1989 and became a publicly traded company in 1992. Through expansion of its client base, product lines and several acquisitions Express Scripts currently employs over 13,000. Express Scripts is one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the US. The company processes pharmaceutical... claims for members at network pharmacies and at their own mail order pharmacies. They provide services to manage drug plans for government agencies , corporations, and unions. One of their largest clients is the United States Department of Defense's TRICARE program.
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| NASDAQ symbol: | ESRX |
| Founded: | 1986 |
| Headquarters: | Maryland Heights, Missouri |
| Legal structure: | Corporation |
| Annual revenue: | $21,978,000,000 |
| Net income: | $776,100,000 |
| Operating income: | $1,280,500,000 |
| Market cap: | $19,000,000,000 |
| Employees: | 11,500 |
| Industries: | Health care, Pharmacies and Drug Stores |