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Hannaford Supermarkets and HealthTrans, a healthcare management solutions company, are introducing a community-based pharmacy benefits plan, designed specifically as a solution for employers in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and New York. "Employers are challenged with keeping their employees happy and healthy while seeking new ways to contain healthcare costs," says Millard Nance, vice president of pharmacy. "The patient-centric prescription

benefit plan rewards employees with best-of-class service, and employers with desired cost savings and improved workplace productivity."
As a result of Hannaford"s value-based plan design, employees will receive richer prescription benefits, without increased premiums. The plan can be modified to provide as much flexibility as desired to meet an employer"s overall business goals.
Additionally, employers and employees will benefit from a highly accessible network of community-based clinical pharmacists and pharmacies that provide comprehensive services, including clinical prescription management, disease management, specialty pharmacy, and a focus on health and wellness care. Pharmacy services are regionally located in 127 stores, serving hundreds of communities in the Northeast. Highlights of the value-based plan design include:
- Regionally focused, non-restrictive network that provides cost incentives to both your employees and you, when filling prescriptions at a Hannaford pharmacy.
- Access to a large network of clinical pharmacists whose focus is to provide knowledgeable health and wellness services.
- Convenient full-service in-store pharmacies.
- Value-based formulary with a preferred drug list that focuses on balancing lowest net medication cost with a broad spectrum of choices.
- Value-based plan design with plan options that are both cost-effective and appropriate for your employee population, rewarding employees who make cost-effective choices.
About Hannaford Supermarkets
Hannaford Supermarkets, based in Scarborough, Maine, operates 167 stores in the Northeast. Stores are located in Maine, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. All Hannaford stores feature Guiding Stars, America"s first storewide nutrition navigation system, and the store provides pharmacy service at 128 of its locations. Hannaford employs more than 27,000 associates. The company is owned by Delhaize Group of Brussels, Belgium. Additional information can be found at www.hannaford.com .
About HealthTrans
HealthTrans is a privately held healthcare management solutions company, formed in 2000 with a diverse customer base that includes employers, managed care organizations (MCOs), pharmacy benefit managers, workers" compensation plans, specialty programs, TPAs, resellers and government-sponsored plans. HealthTrans? full spectrum of healthcare management product and service includes claims processing solutions, full PBM services, medical claims processing, clinical programs, benefits administration services, mail order options and discount healthcare programs. Visit www.healthtrans.com .


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