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more Contact: Omoefe Abugo FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: 410-588-1234 March 9, 2015 Email: [email protected] Release 030915b Web: www.healthway.org HealthWay Pharmacies Inc. secures contract with Maryland State Employees Association HealthWay Pharmacies Inc. acquires government funding for new facility BALTIMORE (March 9, 2015)— HealthWay Pharmacies Inc., a leading Maryland pharmacy chain, obtained a four-year contract Tuesday with the Maryland State Employees Association to provide mail-prescription services to more than 1 million state employees. HealthWay Pharmacies Inc. will build a separate processing and record-keeping facility in Harford County, Maryland for Maryland State Employees Association member accounts. HealthWay Pharmacies Inc. expects the new facility to provide 40 new licensed pharmacy and non-professional jobs. “It is important for local businesses to create jobs in the community that ensure financial stability for Maryland residents” said Linda McManus, director of the Maryland Office of Economic Development. “HealthWay’s expansion into Harford County is expected to spark opportunities and economic growth across county lines.” HealthWay Pharmacies Inc. obtained funding for the new facility from the Maryland Office of Economic Development under Gov. Lawrence Hogan Jr.’s “New Jobs; New Opportunities” initiative.
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Contact: Omoefe Abugo FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: 410-588-1234
March 9, 2015 Email: [email protected]
Release 030915b Web: www.healthway.org
HealthWay Pharmacies Inc. secures contract with Maryland State Employees Association
HealthWay Pharmacies Inc. acquires government funding for new facility
BALTIMORE (March 9, 2015) HealthWay Pharmacies Inc., a leading Maryland pharmacy
chain, obtained a four-year contract Tuesday with the Maryland State Employees Association to
provide mail-prescription services to more than 1 million state employees.
HealthWay Pharmacies Inc. will build a separate processing and record-keeping facility
in Harford County, Maryland for Maryland State Employees Association member accounts.
HealthWay Pharmacies Inc. expects the new facility to provide 40 new licensed pharmacy and
non-professional jobs.
It is important for local businesses to create jobs in the community that ensure financial
stability for Maryland residents said Linda McManus, director of the Maryland Office of
Economic Development. HealthWays expansion into Harford County is expected to spark
opportunities and economic growth across county lines.
HealthWay Pharmacies Inc. obtained funding for the new facility from the Maryland
Office of Economic Development under Gov. Lawrence Hogan Jr.s New Jobs; New
Opportunities initiative.
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The contract with the Maryland State Employees Association will enable Maryland State
Employees Association members to order medications by mail, phone, fax or email, and receive
them by mail.
The Maryland State Employees Association trusts HealthWay to provide our community
with timely, efficient prescription-handling and billing systems, said J.D. Smith, director of the
Health Insurance Division of the Maryland State Employees Association. We aim to make
ordering prescriptions as straightforward as possible for our members.
Marsha and Jack Robinson founded HealthWay in 1985. They envisioned a local
drugstore dedicated to serving the community. Thirty years later, we continue to provide friendly
pharmaceutical services throughout our 165 locations. Although HealthWay has become one of
the three largest pharmacy chains in Maryland, we continue to take pride in our accessibility and
family-oriented service.
For more information about the partnership or the new facility, contact Omoefe Abugo at
410-588-1234 or email him at [email protected].
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