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Walgreens Continues to Help Patients Whose Prescription Insurance Is Managed by Express Scripts
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(OPEN):
EARLIER THIS MONTH [JANUARY], WALGREENS LAUNCHED
A COMPREHENSIVE, NATIONAL EFFORT--TO HELP PATIENTS WHOSE
PRESCRIPTION-INSURANCE IS MANAGED BY EXPRESS SCRIPTS.
AS PART OF THE EFFORT TO HELP THESE PATIENTS CONTINUE USING
WALGREENS-PHARMACIES, WALGREENS IS OFFERING A PROMOTIONAL RATE ON ANNUAL
MEMBERSHIP TO ITS "PRESCRIPTION SAVINGS CLUB". ACCORDING TO
WALGREENS' KERMIT CRAWFORD, THE RESPONSE FROM CONSUMERS HAS BEEN
OVERWHELMING...
(CRAWFORD):
"NOW THAT EXPRESS SCRIPTS HAS STOPPED PROVIDING IN-NETWORK
COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTIONS [THAT ARE] FILLED AT WALGREENS- AND DUANE
READE-PHARMACIES, THROUGH JANUARY 31ST, WALGREENS IS OFFERING A
PROMOTIONAL RATE ON THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP TO OUR 'PRESCRIPTION SAVINGS
CLUB'--WHICH OFFERS SAVINGS ON MORE THAN EIGHT-THOUSAND BRAND-NAME-, AND
ALL GENERIC-, MEDICATIONS; AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP IS JUST FIVE
DOLLARS, THIS MONTH [JANUARY]. CONSUMERS HAVE RESPONDED IN
RECORD SIGNUP-NUMBERS: SO FAR, HUNDREDS-OF-THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
HAVE ENROLLED, SINCE JANUARY 1ST--AND WE HOPE TO ENROLL MANY MORE.
TO SEE IF OUR 'PRESCRIPTION SAVINGS CLUB' IS RIGHT FOR YOU, TALK TO YOUR
WALGREENS-PHARMACIST; THEY CAN HELP YOU. 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 ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING OUR
PATIENTS THAT USE EXPRESS SCRIPTS THROUGH THIS TRANSITION--AND TO
PROVIDING THE BEST SERVICE THAT ALL OUR PATIENTS HAVE COME TO DEPEND ON,
FROM WALGREENS."
(CLOSE):
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WALGREENS' "PRESCRIPTION SAVINGS CLUB", VISIT
"WALGREENS"-DOT-COM, CALL 1-800-"WALGREENS", OR TALK TO YOUR
WALGREENS-PHARMACIST.
