Posted by 10derHeart on April 1, 2009, at 23:37:30
In reply to Walgreens Cutting Medications for Medicaid as well, posted by Phillipa on April 1, 2009, at 20:45:35
Depends on each state's budget for healthcare for those who qualify. It will probably vary widely. A political hot potato, no doubt. I live in Washington and had not yet heard this. No signs up in my 2 Walgreen's so far. Bearing a 6% cut doesn't seem so awful for Walgreen's, but I don't know enough about it to say. Maybe it will really hurt their ability to operate at a decent profit, beats me. This area has many on medicaid and medicare. I am glad medicare isn't included at this point. We shall see. I don't think the current administration, or Congress, will allow seniors to have funding for their drugs cut, but I can't be sure. Congress does odd things frequently!
Hopefully, Wal-Mart and Costco won't pull out as many folks seem to use them, and for good reason. But maybe even without the public assistance payment, they offer a cheap enough program to help some people? I don't know as my private insurance is so good, I am blessed not to have to find out. I know one med I take costs me $9.00 a month and it would cost $214.00 - full price. Insane, isn't it???
It's really going to be rough on a person who say, needs ONLY the name brand med and uses Walgreens. Lots of changes.
It just all sucks sometimes.
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