Accredo

Accredo Health Group, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryHealth care
PredecessorSouthern Health Systems
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Headquarters,
U.S.
ParentExpress Scripts
Websitewww.accredo.com

Accredo Health Group, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical and service provider for patients with complex and chronic health conditions.[1] Accredo provides specialty drugs, drugs that cost more than $600 per month, with the average being $10,000 a month, which treat serious conditions such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, hemophilia and cancer.[1] It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Express Scripts and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Sells, Toby (January 31, 2013). "Signs point to Accredo surviving the Express Scripts takeover of Medco". The Commercial Appeal. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  2. ^ Lytle, Tamara (March 1, 2014). "Soaring Specialty Drug Costs Require HR Response". Society for Human Resource Management. Vol. 59, no. 3. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  3. ^ Hollahan, Terry (March 28, 2014). "Some Investments Have a Shelf Life". Memphis Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2014.