About Us
RxAmerica is a leading Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM) that specializes in controlling costs, creating customized solutions and delivering best-in-class service for its clients. RxAmerica has been providing PBM services to managed-care organizations and employer groups ranging in size from 100 to more than 250,000 members since 1989.
Company Timeline:1989 - RxAmerica began as a mail service division of American Drug Stores, a national pharmacy chain store and subsidiary of American Stores Company.
1994 - Claims processing was brought in-house, and RxAmerica began providing a full suite of PBM services under the name of RxAmerica LLC.
1997 - American Drug Stores and Longs Drug Stores announced the merger of RxAmerica and Integrated Health Concepts (IHC), the PBM subsidiary of Longs. The PBM joint venture called for equal ownership by the two retailers and retained the RxAmerica name.
1999 - American Drug Stores, one of RxAmerica's parent companies, was acquired by Albertson's, becoming one of the largest food and drug retailers in the nation. The merger provided additional resources that enabled RxAmerica to offer expanded retail pharmacy services across a broader geographical base. The merger did not impact the management structure or operation of RxAmerica.
2001 - Longs exercised an option to purchase the other 50% of RxAmerica from Albertson's. The deal was completed on September 18, 2001.
Today - The company provides prescription benefits for more than eight million individuals nationally, through a retail network of more than 60,000 pharmacies and a state-of-the-art mail order facility. The company is also a provider of the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan in all states plus the District of Columbia for the 2007 plan year. RxAmerica has been approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to again participate in all regions for the 2008 plan year. For further information on RxAmerica, call 1-800-770-8014 or visit RxAmerica’s Web site at rxamerica.com and Meds4Medicare.com.
