FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J.,
March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the
fifth consecutive year, Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS)
has captured the No. 1 position within the Health Care: Pharmacy
and Other Services sector on Fortune's "World's Most Admired
Companies" list. Medco earned the highest ranking across five
of nine attributes within that sector: innovation, people
management, social responsibility, quality of management, quality
of products/services. It earned the second highest ranking
for the attributes: use of corporate assets, financial soundness,
long-term investment and global competitiveness.
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Medco is also ranked second among the most admired companies in
New Jersey.
The Fortune World's Most Admired Companies list is a
report card on corporate reputation. In partnership with the Hay
Group, Fortune surveyed more than 698 companies across 58
industries and 32 countries. To establish the rankings, executives,
directors, and securities analysts were asked to rate companies in
their own industry on nine criteria, from investment value to
social responsibility. Results will be featured in the March 5 issue of Fortune magazine.
"Medco employees are among the best and brightest in the
healthcare industry, and their dedication to innovation and service
have kept Medco a Most Admired company for 5 consecutive
years," said Medco Chairman and CEO David
B. Snow Jr. "To continue to earn this No. 1 position in our
competitive sector demonstrates that Medco's business model and
commitment to making medicine smarter is delivering value for our
members, clients and shareholders."
About Medco
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS) is pioneering the
world's most advanced pharmacy® and its clinical
research and innovations are part of Medco making medicine
smarter™ for approximately millions of Americans.
With more than 20,000 employees worldwide dedicated to improving
patient health and reducing costs for a wide range of public and
private sector clients, and 2011 revenue of $70 billion, Medco ranks 34th on the 2011
Fortune 500 list and is named among the world's most
innovative, most admired and most trustworthy companies.
For more information, go to http://www.medcohealth.com.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as that
term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may
cause results to differ materially from those set forth in the
statements. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed, and
actual results may differ materially from those projected. We
undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future events,
or otherwise. Forward-looking statements in this press release
should be evaluated together with the risks and uncertainties that
affect our business, particularly those mentioned in the Risk
Factors section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
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