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Express Scripts CEO Paz to step down in May

St. Louis-based Express Scripts, the largest pharmacy benefits management company in the U.S., said Wednesday that George Paz will retire as its CEO in…

The Federal Trade Commission has approved a $29.1 billion merger between Express Scripts and Medco, which is based in New Jersey. The new company will be headquartered in St. Louis.

Economy & Business

Express Scripts-Medco merger approved

Rachel Lippmann

Updated at 4:26 p.m. to correct name of Jennifer Mallon's association. It is the National Community Pharmacists Association, not the National Association…

A bus sits on a ledge after a storm did major damage to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis on April 22, 2011.

Morning headlines: Monday, April 2, 2012

Lambert Concourse reopens todayCity officials are celebrating the reopening of the C Concourse at Lambert St. Louis International Airport today.The…

Express Scripts and Medco Health Services say their merger will help control prescription drug costs. But many prescriptions may only be available by mail, which may not sit well with some consumers.

How The Merger Of Two Health Care Giants May Affect Your Wallet

Rachel Lippmann

Express Scripts and Medco Health Services manage the prescription drug coverage that health insurance companies offer to large organizations. The two firms say their plans for a $29 billion merger will help control health care costs for consumers. But will bigger really be better?

Prescription benefit manager Express Scripts will purchase rival Medco in a $29.1 billion deal.

Economy & Business

Express Scripts will buy Medco

Rachel Lippmann

Two of the nation's largest pharmacy benefits management companies could become one in the first six months of next year.The $29.1 billion merger between…