CINCINNATI, Jan. 12,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kroger Health, the healthcare
division of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) and its Family of Pharmacies,
announced today that it will continue to be part of Centene
Corporation's (Centene) (NYSE: CNC) pharmacy network to
provide patients with more opportunities to save on their important
prescriptions. This will allow continued access for approximately
700,000 Centene members to Kroger Family of Pharmacies in 2024.
"Collaborating with Centene to cultivate this arrangement
demonstrates Kroger Health's commitment to thinking differently to
ensure we continue to provide high-quality healthcare to the
patients we serve," said Colleen
Lindholz, president of Kroger Health. "Because our patients
are at the center of everything we do, we are dedicated to finding
the best solutions that result in a continuity of care they can
rely on."
While the Kroger Family of Pharmacies is not currently in
Express Scripts' pharmacy network(s) for 2024, Kroger will remain
in the pharmacy network for all Centene lines of business,
including Medicaid, Medicare and the health insurance marketplace,
allowing members of Centene's health plans and products to continue
to have access to the Kroger Family of Pharmacies as an in-network
pharmacy provider.
In addition, individuals may continue to fill prescriptions at
Kroger Family of Pharmacies through options including joining the
Kroger Health Savings Club, using a third-party discount card or
manufacturer coupon when eligible to purchase a drug, or paying the
retail cash price.
About Kroger Health
Kroger Health, the healthcare
division of The Kroger Co., is one of America's leading retail
healthcare organizations. Kroger Health and the Kroger Family of
Pharmacies and clinics operate more than 2,200 pharmacies in 35
states and 220 clinics in nine states, serving more than 17 million
customers annually. Our team of 24,000 healthcare practitioners,
including pharmacists, nurse practitioners, dietitians and
technicians, believe in practicing at the top of our licenses,
enabling "food as medicine" to help prevent disease before it
starts, and helping people live healthier lives. For more
information, visit www.kroger.com/health.
About Kroger
At The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR),
we are dedicated to our Purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit™. We are,
across our family of companies nearly half a million associates who
serve over 11 million customers daily through a seamless digital
shopping experience and retail food stores under a variety
of banner names, serving America through food inspiration and
uplift, and creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025.
To learn more about us, visit
our newsroom and investor relations site.
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