FMI Letter to FTC: Concerns Regarding the Proposed Acquisition of Medco Health Solutions by Express Scripts (February 2, 2012)

We appreciate the opportunities we have had to bring seven of the largest supermarket chains before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) Staff to talk about the significant adverse impact the proposed acquisition of Medco Health Solutions (Medco) by Express Scripts, Inc. (Express Scripts) will have on supermarket pharmacies and their consumers. We write to you on behalf of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), to fully explain the importance of supermarket pharmacies in the delivery of pharmacy and health care services, detail the harm supermarket pharmacies will incur post-merger and ask the Commission to bring an enforcement action to enjoin the merger.