By:  Nelson                                           S.R. No. 1044
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
    1-3  recognize the opening of a national Customer Service Center in
    1-4  Irving for Medco Containment Services, Incorporated, which has
    1-5  been in operation since February 13, 1995; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, The excellent facility, which presently handles
    1-7  40,000 calls weekly, anticipates handling over 100,000 calls per
    1-8  week servicing a cross section of Medco's national accounts; by the
    1-9  end of 1995, the site will employ 450 service representatives, 100
   1-10  administrative and management personnel, and 18 to 24 pharmacists
   1-11  who are licensed by the State of Texas to provide professional
   1-12  counseling to patients using Medco's prescription benefit plans;
   1-13  and
   1-14        WHEREAS, Medco Containment Services, Incorporated, is the
   1-15  nation's leading provider of prescription drug benefit plans and
   1-16  has pioneered the business of managing prescription drug care;
   1-17  the new national Customer Service Center in Irving reflects the
   1-18  company's strong commitment to the delivery of quality service to
   1-19  the thousands of patients eligible to participate in one of its
   1-20  programs; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, Medco manages prescription drug care through
   1-22  National Rx Services, Incorporated, and PAID Prescriptions,
   1-23  Incorporated; it helps corporations, government, union benefit
    2-1  sponsors, and insurance companies control costs while improving
    2-2  the quality of prescription drug care; and
    2-3        WHEREAS, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, The Teacher
    2-4  Retirement System of Texas, and Exxon are three of the major
    2-5  organizations using Medco's services which provides drug care for
    2-6  one in seven Americans; now, therefore, be it
    2-7        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-8  74th Legislature, hereby commend Medco Containment Services,
    2-9  Incorporated, for its dedication to providing excellent
   2-10  prescription drug care while controlling costs to its patients;
   2-11  and, be it further
   2-12        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
   2-13  national Customer Service Center in Irving as an expression of the
   2-14  appreciation and high regard of the Texas Senate.
   2-15                               ______________________________________
   2-16                                       President of the Senate
   2-17                                    I hereby certify that the above
   2-18                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-19                               on May 12, 1995.
   2-20                               ______________________________________
   2-21                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-22                               ______________________________________
   2-23                                        Member, Texas Senate