UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

TODate ~~SECTION~~of 13report ~~OR 15~~(D)Date OFof ~~THE~~earliest event reported): July 11, 2005

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 2, 2005

ACCREDO HEALTH, INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

000-25769 (~~State~~Commission orFile ~~Other~~Number) ~~Jurisdiction~~62-1642871 of(IRS ~~Incorporation)~~Employer Identification No.)

000-25769		62-1642871
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1640 Century Center Pkway, Suite 101, Memphis, Tennessee		38134
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)


1640 Century Center Pkway, Suite 101, Memphis, Tennessee (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		38134 (Zip Code)

(901) 385-3688 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A (~~Registrant’s~~Former ~~Telephone~~Name ~~Number~~or Former Address, ~~Including~~if ~~Area~~Changed ~~Code)~~Since Last Report)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 28.0201 ~~Results~~Other ~~of Operations and Financial Condition~~Events.

On ~~May 2~~July 11, 2005, Accredo Health, Incorporated (~~the~~ “~~Company~~Accredo”) issued a press release ~~reporting~~announcing the ondate ~~its~~of ~~financial~~the ~~results~~special ~~for~~meeting ~~the~~of ~~quarter~~Accredo’s ~~ended~~stockholders ~~March~~to ~~31,~~consider ~~2005.~~and Avote ~~copy~~on a proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of ~~that~~Merger ~~press~~among ~~release~~Accredo, isMedco ~~attached~~Health toSolutions, ~~this~~Inc. ~~Current~~and ~~Report~~Raptor Merger onSub, ~~Form~~Inc. ~~8-K~~The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

~~The information included or incorporated in this~~ Item 29.0201 isFinancial ~~being~~Statements ~~furnished to the Securities~~ and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filingExhibits.

~~Item 8~~(c) Exhibits.~~01 Other Events~~

On May 2, 2005, the Company issued a press release reporting on its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 which includes information regarding the Company’s pending acquisition by Medco Health Solutions, Inc. A copy of that press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 ~~and~~Press isRelease, ~~incorporated~~dated ~~herein~~July 11, ~~by reference~~2005.

~~Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~ SIGNATURES

~~(c)~~Pursuant ~~Exhibits~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

~~Exhibit~~Accredo ~~99.1~~Health, ~~Press~~Incorporated ~~release,~~By: ~~dated~~/s/ ~~May~~Thomas 2,W. ~~2005~~Bell, ~~announcing~~Jr. ~~the~~Thomas ~~Company’s~~W. ~~financial~~Bell, ~~results~~Jr. ~~for~~General ~~the~~Counsel ~~quarter~~and ~~ended March 31, 2005.~~Secretary

~~SIGNATURES~~Dated: July 11, 2005

~~Pursuant~~EXHIBIT ~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the~~INDEX ~~undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~

~~Accredo Health, Incorporated By: /s/ Thomas W~~Exhibit 99.1 ~~Bell~~Press Release, ~~Jr.~~dated ~~Thomas W. Bell~~July 11, Jr2005. ~~Senior Vice President and General Counsel~~

~~Dated: May~~ -2~~, 2005~~ -

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 99.1 Press release, dated May 2, 2005, announcing the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005.

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