After more than a two-year hiatus, Kroger is welcoming back Express Scripts customers for health and pharmacy needs. Kroger announced Feb. 5 that an agreement has been reached between itself and Express Scripts,

Express Scripts is a major operator whose return to the Kroger Health system is expected to positively impact the supermarket company's results.

According to Reuters, the grocery retailer notified Express Scripts in September 2022 of its plan to terminate the pharmacy provider agreement for commercial customers because of an “unsustainable” pricing model. Later that year, Kroger Health contracted with Prime Therapeutics, the PBM owned by Blue Cross and Blue Shield.