ST. LOUIS, Nov. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Express Scripts
(NASDAQ: ESRX) has received a perfect score of 100 on the 2018
Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking report on
corporate policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender and queer (LGBTQ) workplace equality, administered by
the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
"We are committed not just to diversity, but to creating a
culture of inclusion that enables us to more
effectively compete in the marketplace," said Susan Stith, vice president of Diversity,
Inclusion and Corporate Giving. "We do a better job by ensuring
diverse views are represented in our innovation, problem-solving
and proactive work to improve health and drive value in
healthcare."
"We have nearly 26,000 employees, diverse in background, but
united by a common mission of putting medicine in reach for the 80
million Americans we serve," said Tim
Wentworth, chief executive officer and president. "We're
proud to be recognized as a best place to work for LGBTQ equality
and committed to being inclusive for all."
Express Scripts' perfect score recognizes a range of proactive
and inclusive practices, including Express Scripts' comprehensive
benefits package, enterprise-wide diversity training and
non-discrimination protections, inclusive recruiting and community
engagement. More than 945 companies participated in the CEI
process.
For more information on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index, or to
download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.
About Express Scripts
Express Scripts puts medicine
within reach of tens of millions of people by aligning with plan
sponsors, taking bold action and delivering patient-centered care
to make better health more affordable and accessible.
Headquartered in St. Louis,
Express Scripts provides integrated pharmacy benefit management
services, including network-pharmacy claims processing, home
delivery pharmacy care, specialty pharmacy care, specialty benefit
management, benefit-design consultation, drug utilization review,
formulary management, and medical and drug data analysis
services. Express Scripts also distributes a full range of
biopharmaceutical products and provides extensive cost-management
and patient-care services.
About the Human Rights Campaign Foundation
The Human
Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of America's
largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for
lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender and queer people. HRC envisions
a world where LGBTQ people are embraced as full members of society
at home, at work and in every community.
For more information, visit Lab.Express-Scripts.com or follow
@ExpressScripts on Twitter.
Media Contact:
Rachel
Thimangu, Express
Scripts
314-684-5373
rthimangu@express-scripts.com
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