Post 200: Top D.C.-Area Businesses

HealthExtras Inc. / HLEX

Chief executive officer David Blair.

Chief executive officer David Blair. (Photo: Courtesy of company.)

About HealthExtras Inc.

800 King Farm Blvd., Rockville, Md. 20850
www.healthextras.com | 301-548-2900 | Founded: 1999

Industry: Health Care | Category: Top 100 Companies

HealthExtras runs pharmacy-benefit programs for businesses, managed-care organizations, unions, government agencies and individuals. It manages benefits for more than 4 million members, including employees of the state of Maryland. The nation's fourth-largest publicly traded pharmacy-benefit manager, it has grown rapidly in recent years through acquisitions and new clients. In 2007, the company began pharmacy-management services for Maryland and Ohio state employees and Medical Card Systems, a major managed-care company in Puerto Rico.

2007 Financial Data

Total employees: 524 | Local employees: 170

Company Leadership

David T. Blair Chief Executive Officer and Director
Thomas L. Blair Director
William E. Brock Director
Edward S. Civera Chairman
Steven B. Epstein Director
Daniel J. Houston Director
Michael R. McDonnell Director
Kenneth A. Samet Director
Dale B. Wolf Director

Source: Compensation data provided by Equilar, Inc..

Did You Know

DOTCOM BABY: HealthExtras went public in 1999 in the middle of the dot-com boom, raising $54.9 million.

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