Inside This Issue - Opinion

Classic tale of mismanagement

This is Kmart’s 50th anniversary. The first Kmart opened on March 1, 1962, in Garden City, Mich. That was the year, as well, that both Walmart and Target opened their initial discount stores.

Health care incentives too often misaligned

The failure of Walgreens and Express Scripts to reach contract renewal terms and the subsequent exclusion of the drug chain from the pharmacy benefits management company’s network raise a number of issues central to the delivery of health care.