ST. LOUIS, April 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Express
Scripts today announced that its specialty pharmacy, Accredo, will
open a new location in Honolulu to
provide high-touch pharmacy care to people living with chronic,
complex health conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, cancer and
hemophilia. Scheduled to open in summer 2019, the new pharmacy will offer a
range of services, including walk-in consultations with a
pharmacist, home delivery via courier and mail, and a site-of-care
(or ambulatory) infusion center with onsite nurses. Oncology
treatments and intravenous immunoglobulin will be among the
therapies administered onsite.
AlohaCare, a Hawaii-based,
non-profit health plan, has selected Accredo as its preferred
specialty pharmacy to serve its members living on Oahu, Kauai,
Molokai, Lanai, Maui
and Hawaii Island.
"With its mission to care for people who are underserved with
specific health needs, AlohaCare is a leader in putting patients
first," said Brian Seiz, President,
Accredo. "Accredo's unique model of care aligns with this mission
as we work to ensure those with the most complex health conditions
are receiving high-touch, patient-centric care."
Corey Fujii, Senior Director and
General Manager, Accredo, and a lifelong resident of Hawaii, will lead the pharmacy operation, and
currently is overseeing development of the pharmacy space. Once
operational, the pharmacy will be available to serve all residents
of Hawaii whose pharmacy benefit
includes Accredo.
"As AlohaCare's preferred specialty pharmacy, Accredo will offer
our members and providers across the state greater access to
specialty pharmacy services and clinicians," said Laura Esslinger, CEO of AlohaCare. "Together,
AlohaCare and Accredo are committed to improving access to quality
care for Hawaii, and increasing
opportunities for in-home care and delivery statewide."
Accredo has the broadest access to exclusive and limited
distribution drugs in the industry, and a team of 500
specialty-trained pharmacists and 550 field-based nurses located
throughout the U.S. Through its one-of-a-kind Therapeutic
Resource CentersSM, Accredo provides individualized care
for complex or chronic conditions, including cancer, pulmonary
arterial hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, and immune
deficiencies.
With this new location, Accredo's pharmacies will total 28
across the U.S.
About Express Scripts
Express Scripts is a health care
opportunity company. Empowered by our legacy as an industry
innovator, we dare to imagine — and deliver — a better health care
system with greater choice, predictability, affordability and
improved outcomes. From pharmacy and medical benefits management,
to specialty pharmacy care and everything in between, we uncover
opportunities to make health care better.
We stand alongside our clients and partners, collaborating to
develop personalized solutions that make a meaningful difference in
the lives of those we serve, whenever and wherever it's needed. We
believe health care can do more.
We are Champions For BetterSM.
Express Scripts, a Cigna company, unlocks new value in
pharmacy, medical, and beyond to further total health for all.
About AlohaCare
AlohaCare is a Hawaii based, non-profit health plan founded
in 1994 by Hawaii's Community
Health Centers. We serve over 65,000 Medicaid and Medicaid/Medicare
dual-eligible health plan members. We are the third largest health
plan in the state of Hawaii. We
partner with nearly 3,500 physicians, specialists and providers in
the care of our members. We have over 260 employees who work on the
islands of Oahu, Hawaii,
Maui and Kauai.
For more information, visit www.AlohaCare.org
Media Contact:
Christine Portell, Express
Scripts
cportell@express-scripts.com
314-560-9909
Paula Arcena, AlohaCare
parcena@alohacare.org
808-221-8296
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