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Now owned by the Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Vernors was first made in the late 1800s. According to company history, it was invented in 1866, though Serious Eats notes its 1911 trademark application says it first entered the market 1880. Either way, that's pretty old -- older than Coca-Cola or Dr Pepper.
ProviDRs Care became operational as Wichita Preferred Provider Association in 1985 as managed care began to take hold in Kansas. In response to local demand, WPPA, as it later became known as, began by providing utilization review which later led to contracting with providers for discounts in exchange for steerage to their facilities.