Walgreens Prescription Savings Club!

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I have Express Scripts drug coverage, and I trust Walgreens to look out for my family’s health when it comes to prescriptions. That is why I am so disappointed to hear that Express Scripts will no longer be allowing their customers to use Walgreens to fill their prescriptions! The cancelation of the contract ended at the end of 2011 due to that fact that Walgreens did not want to increase the rates and Express Script wanted to be able to define what constituted as a brand and generic drug, Express Script also wanted to lower the reimbursement rate to Walgreens.

Many Express Script prescription coverage holders are going to be affected by this change.  They will no longer be able to use Walgreens pharmacy if they expect their coverage to help with the costs.  Instead they will have to find other pharmacies that Express Script is working with, causing them the inconvenience of having to drive out of their way and forge new relationships with pharmacists that are not familiar with their situation.  I can only image the amount of frustration they must be feeling!

You can learn more by reading the Walgreens and Express Script press release.

Walgreens is doing its best to help those affected, so during the month of January you can subscribe to the Walgreens Prescription Savings Club at a discounted rate. For an individual it’s only $5 and for a family its $10 for the entire year (it’s normally $20 for an individual and $35 for a family)! You will have access to savings on over 8,000 brand name and generic medications and access to over 400 3-month supply medication refills for less than $1 per week.

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