CVS quits drug benefit plans that require use of mail order.(News)(CVS Pharmacy Inc., state of Ohio's prescription drug plan)

Business Insurance, January, 2005 by Wojcik, Joanne

Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK At least two major retail pharmacy chains are retaliating against the mandatory mail-order provisions that many employers are adding to their prescription drug coverage to help hold down costs. Last week, CVS/pharmacy announced it was dropping out of plans offered by Toyota Motor Manufacturing as of Feb.

18 and by the state of Ohio as of April 18. The Toyota plan, administered by Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc., requires Toyota employees to use mail-order service for maintenance medications used to treat chronic conditions. The state of Ohio plan, administered by St. Louis-based Express Scripts Inc., requires its members to use Express Scripts' own mail-order service after a maintenance prescription has been filled two times at a...