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Kroger Health Announces Continued Inclusion in Centene's Pharmacy Network

Published: 2024-01-12 20:00:00 ET

CINCINNATI, Jan. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) and its Family of Pharmacies, announced today that it will continue to be part of Centene Corporation's (Centene) (NYSE: CNC) pharmacy network to provide patients with more opportunities to save on their important prescriptions. This will allow continued access for approximately 700,000 Centene members to Kroger Family of Pharmacies in 2024.

"Collaborating with Centene to cultivate this arrangement demonstrates Kroger Health's commitment to thinking differently to ensure we continue to provide high-quality healthcare to the patients we serve," said Colleen Lindholz, president of Kroger Health. "Because our patients are at the center of everything we do, we are dedicated to finding the best solutions that result in a continuity of care they can rely on."

While the Kroger Family of Pharmacies is not currently in Express Scripts' pharmacy network(s) for 2024, Kroger will remain in the pharmacy network for all Centene lines of business, including Medicaid, Medicare and the health insurance marketplace, allowing members of Centene's health plans and products to continue to have access to the Kroger Family of Pharmacies as an in-network pharmacy provider.

In addition, individuals may continue to fill prescriptions at Kroger Family of Pharmacies through options including joining the Kroger Health Savings Club, using a third-party discount card or manufacturer coupon when eligible to purchase a drug, or paying the retail cash price.

About Kroger HealthKroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co., is one of America's leading retail healthcare organizations. Kroger Health and the Kroger Family of Pharmacies and clinics operate more than 2,200 pharmacies in 35 states and 220 clinics in nine states, serving more than 17 million customers annually. Our team of 24,000 healthcare practitioners, including pharmacists, nurse practitioners, dietitians and technicians, believe in practicing at the top of our licenses, enabling "food as medicine" to help prevent disease before it starts, and helping people live healthier lives. For more information, visit www.kroger.com/health.

About KrogerAt The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), we are dedicated to our Purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit™. We are, across our family of companies nearly half a million associates who serve over 11 million customers daily through a seamless digital shopping experience and retail food stores under a variety of banner names, serving America through food inspiration and uplift, and creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. To learn more about us, visit our newsroom and investor relations site.

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