&lt;img src=&#039;http://assets.bizjournals.com/stlouis/Paz,Georgenewpromo*100.jpg?v=1&#039;&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City said today that Walgreen Co. and Express Scripts have reached an agreement that will let Walgreen fill prescriptions in the insurer&rsquo;s Kansas City program as of Jan. 1.

St. Louis-based pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts and Walgreen Co., based in Deerfield, Ill., have failed to reach an agreement to renew their multimillion-dollar deal that ends this year.

However, the deal for Blue Cross in Kansas City doesn&rsquo;t mean a larger deal between the companies is in the offing, an Express Scripts spokesman told the Wall Street Journal...&lt;div class=&quot;feedflare&quot;&gt;
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