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Walgreens Is Helping Patients Whose Prescription-Drug Plans Are Served by Express Scripts
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RECENTLY, WALGREENS UNVEILED A COMPREHENSIVE, NATIONAL
EFFORT, TO HELP PATIENTS WHOSE PRESCRIPTION-DRUG PLANS ARE SERVED BY
EXPRESS SCRIPTS. THE PLAN AIMS TO HELP THESE PATIENTS
CONTINUE USING WALGREENS, WHEN POSSIBLE--OR MAKE A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO
ANOTHER COMMUNITY-PHARMACY. THROUGH THIS EFFORT, WALGREENS SEEKS
TO MINIMIZE PATIENT-DISRUPTION AND -INCONVENIENCE, AS A RESULT OF
EXPRESS SCRIPTS NO LONGER PROVIDING IN-NETWORK COVERAGE OF PRESCRIPTIONS
THAT ARE FILLED AT WALGREENS. KERMIT CRAWFORD IS THE
PRESIDENT OF WALGREENS' "PHARMACY, HEALTH, AND WELLNESS SERVICES
AND SOLUTIONS"...
(CRAWFORD):
"FOR THE PAST
YEAR, WALGREENS HAS WORKED--IN GOOD FAITH--TO NEGOTIATE A
CONTRACT-RENEWAL AGREEMENT WITH EXPRESS SCRIPTS--AND REMAIN IN THEIR
NETWORK, SERVING PATIENTS. UNFORTUNATELY, EXPRESS SCRIPTS HAS
REJECTED OUR BEST EFFORTS--AND, AS OF JANUARY 1ST, HAS STOPPED
NETWORK-COVERAGE OF PRESCRIPTIONS [THAT ARE] FILLED AT WALGREENS.
GIVEN THIS UNFORTUNATE SITUATION, WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING MAKE THIS
TRANSITION AS PAINLESS AND SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE: IF EXPRESS SCRIPTS
MANAGES YOUR PRESCRIPTION-DRUG BENEFIT, TALK TO YOUR
WALGREENS-PHARMACIST; THEY CAN HELP YOU. FOR EXAMPLE, DURING THE
MONTH OF JANUARY, YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR THE WALGREENS-'PRESCRIPTION
SAVINGS CLUB' AT A SPECIAL, DISCOUNTED, ONE-YEAR MEMBERSHIP OF ONLY
FIVE DOLLARS--OR 10 DOLLARS, FOR A FAMILY-MEMBERSHIP. YOU'LL GET
SAVINGS ON MORE THAN EIGHT-THOUSAND BRAND-NAME--AND ALL
GENERIC--MEDICATIONS. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE, AT
'WALGREENS'-DOT-COM--OR CALL OUR TOLL-FREE NUMBER,
1-800-'WALGREENS'; WE HAVE ADDED STAFF TO HANDLE YOUR CALLS AND
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS MATTER. WE REGRET THE IMPACT [THAT] THE
EXPRESS-SCRIPTS SITUATION MAY HAVE ON SOME OF OUR PATIENTS; WE REMAIN
COMMITTED TO HELPING THEM THROUGH THIS TRANSITION--AND TO PROVIDING
SERVICE [THAT] YOU CAN DEPEND ON, FROM YOUR WALGREENS."
(CLOSE):
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT "WALGREENS"-DOT-COM--OR CALL
1-800-"WALGREENS".
