Costco Brings Its Low-Price Magic to Employer-Paid Drug Plans
Large American retailers have long viewed health care as a potentially lucrative avenue to expand their businesses. Amazon.com Inc. introduced an online pharmacy last year while Walmart Inc. is expanding its in-store clinics. Costco Wholesale Corp. is taking a different road to health-care riches: helping make prescription drug prices less opaque for employers that spend billions of dollars a year on them.
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David Fields is the President and CEO at Navitus Health Solutions. He provides enterprise leadership and strategic direction for Navitus, collaborating with the executive management team to maintain Navitus strategic plan and to develop and direct its goals, policies and execution. David has held leadership positions on a number of boards, including the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Labor-Management Council and the National Conference of Christians and Jews.
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