Tommy G. Thompson Elected to Medco Board of Directors

    FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medco Health
 Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:   MHS) today announced the election of Tommy G.
 Thompson to the company's board of directors, effective Dec. 13, 2006.
 Thompson, 64, is the former Secretary of the Department of Health and Human
 Services (HHS), and currently serves as a partner in the law firm of Akin
 Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.
     "Secretary Thompson is among the nation's leading health care
 advocates, and has dedicated his career to innovative, landmark advances,
 such as the Medicare Part D drug benefit, which for the first time extends
 to the largest segment of uninsured Americans the promise of affordable
 access to quality health care," said David B. Snow Jr., Medco's Chairman
 and CEO. "His experience and vision complements our distinguished and
 independent board, and will enhance Medco's ability to innovate, develop
 and deliver programs that redefine pharmacy services and deliver greater
 value to our clients and members."
     Thompson added: "Medco continues to pioneer solutions that manage our
 nation's growing prescription drug costs -- building state-of-the-art
 automated pharmacies that make dispensing more accurate and less expensive,
 developing clinical programs that improve patient safety and leveraging
 technology to deliver tools that help consumers make smart, cost-effective
 health care choices. I look forward to working with this experienced board
 and Medco's energetic executive management team as, together, we deliver on
 the promise that intelligent innovation can bring to prescription health
 care and effecting positive change for tens of millions of Americans."
     As HHS Secretary, Thompson was considered a trailblazer in the creation
 of the Medicare Part D program, provided states and local communities with
 resources to respond to terrorist attacks and public health emergencies,
 and implemented campaigns encouraging Americans to adopt healthier
 lifestyles.
     During his 14-year tenure as Governor of Wisconsin, Thompson focused on
 expanding access to health care for low-income individuals with "The
 BadgerCare program," a health insurance program for uninsured families. As
 a partner at Akin Gump, Thompson specializes in public law and policy,
 helping clients in the health care industry, both public and private.
 Thompson also serves as the independent chairman of the Deloitte Center for
 Health Solutions, where he works on improving the use of information
 technology in hospitals, clinics and doctors offices, and promotes healthy
 lifestyles and expanding the use of medical diplomacy around the world.
     About Medco
     Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:   MHS) is the nation's leading
 pharmacy benefit manager based on its 2005 total net revenues of nearly $38
 billion. Medco's prescription drug benefit programs are designed to drive
 down the cost of pharmacy health care for private and public employers,
 health plans, labor unions and government agencies of all sizes, and for
 individuals served by the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program.
 Medco's technologically advanced mail-order pharmacies and award-winning
 Internet pharmacy have been recognized for setting new industry benchmarks
 for pharmacy dispensing quality. Medco serves the needs of patients with
 complex conditions requiring sophisticated treatment through its specialty
 pharmacy operation, which became the nation's largest with the 2005
 acquisition of Accredo Health, Incorporated. Medco is the highest-ranked
 pharmacy benefit manager on the 2006 Fortune 500 list. On the Net:
 http://www.medco.com.
     This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as that term
 is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
 statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause results to differ
 materially from those set forth in the statements. No forward-looking
 statement can be guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially from
 those projected. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any
 forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future
 events, or otherwise. Forward-looking statements in this press release
 should be evaluated together with the risks and uncertainties that affect
 our business, particularly those mentioned in the Risk Factors section of
 the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
 Exchange Commission.
 
 

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