Livongo Earns Preferred Status on New Express Scripts Digital Health Formulary

• Participating health plans and employers can now expand access to Livongo’s leading Diabetes, Hypertension, and Weight Management solutions
  
  
• Livongo also gains preferred status within the Express Scripts Health Connect 360 outcomes-based model

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Livongo (Nasdaq: LVGO), a leading Applied Health Signals company empowering people with chronic conditions to live better and healthier lives, today announced it will be included on Express Scripts new, industry-first Digital Health Formulary, beginning in early 2020.

The new formulary will provide participating employers and health plans that work with Express Scripts the ability to simply integrate digital health solutions, like Livongo, into their pharmacy benefit, with care and support from Express Scripts specialist pharmacists who use Livongo’s vital health data and insights in real-time interventions.

“The Express Scripts Digital Health Formulary will do for the developing digital health care industry what our drug formularies have achieved for prescription medications for more than 20 years – access, choice and value for payers and consumers,” said Mark Bini, Chief Patient Experience Officer, Express Scripts. “We are setting the bar high for clinical effectiveness, user experience and financial value for these solutions, while also combining coverage into the pharmacy benefit and providing people with expert support from Express Scripts specialist pharmacists.”

As demonstrated in a 2019 study conducted by Express Scripts¹, people actively using Livongo between 3 and 12 months had a range of 5.0 percent to 6.4 percent higher medication adherence, respectively, compared to matched controls. In addition, to date, Express Scripts clients using the Livongo for Diabetes solution experienced an average 24 percent reduction in medical costs after using the program for one year.

Livongo initially partnered with Express Scripts in October 2015 to offer the Livongo for Diabetes solution to joint clients. Since that time, the partnership has expanded to serve people with diabetes, hypertension, and diabetes prevention.  Livongo also will have preferred status within Express Scripts Health Connect 360 solution, which is the industry’s first outcomes-based model that centers on engaging people in their care.