CarelonRx Gains Scale, Limited-Distribution Contracts Via Kroger Specialty Pharmacy

  • Apr 11, 2024

    The Kroger Company recently revealed that it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell Kroger Specialty Pharmacy to CarelonRx, a subsidiary of Elevance Health, Inc, formerly known as Anthem, Inc. The deal, say industry experts, allows Kroger to focus on retail pharmacy while bringing scale and coveted limited-distribution contracts to CarelonRx as it seeks to establish a stronger footing within the specialty space.

    Unveiled March 18, the deal is expected to close in the second half of this year. It does not include Kroger’s in-store retail pharmacies and The Little Clinics. CarelonRx, formerly known as IngenioRx, operates within Carelon, Elevance’s health care services brand that serves one in three people across 50 states.

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  • Angela Maas

    Angela has an extensive background of editing, reporting and writing for trade and consumer publications. She has written Radar on Specialty Pharmacy since she joined AIS Health in 2005 and has broad knowledge of the various issues at play within the space. She also has written for Spotlight on Market Access since its 2017 launch. Before joining AIS Health, she was managing editor at Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit News Canada and managing editor at Hem Aware (a hemophilia publication), Lupus Living and Momentum (a multiple sclerosis publication). She has a B.A. in English and an M.A. in British literature from Arizona State University.

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