MedCity News July 6, 2020
Elise Reuter

Anthem’s newly formed PBM, IngenioRx, acquired pharmacy startup Zipdrug. The company facilitates in-home drug delivery and helps health plans track medication adherence.

Anthem’s newly-formed pharmacy benefit manager acquired pharmacy startup Zipdrug. The deal will give Anthem access to Zipdrug’s services to facilitate medication delivery and improve adherence. Anthem’s PBM, IngenioRx, will be able to sell those services to health plans as part of its offering or as a standalone pharmacy service.

The companies did not disclose the terms of the acquisition.

Anthem signed a five-year partnership with CVS Health last year to create IngenioRx. The PBM began offering services this year, replacing the insurer’s contract with Express Scripts, after a long legal battle between the two companies. Earlier this year,...

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