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Title: Walgreens: no new Medicaid patients as of April 16 (via DRUDGE)
Post by: Soul Crusher on March 17, 2010, 06:38:25 PM

Walgreens: no new Medicaid patients as of April 16 (via DRUDGE)
DRUDGE ^ | 6/17/2010 | The Seattle Times

Posted on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:24:11 PM by RushIsMyTeddyBear

Effective April 16, Walgreens drugstores across the state won't take any new Medicaid patients, saying that filling their prescriptions is a money-losing proposition — the latest development in an ongoing dispute over Medicaid reimbursement.

The company, which operates 121 stores in the state, will continue filling Medicaid prescriptions for current patients.

In a news release, Walgreens said its decision to not take new Medicaid patients stemmed from a "continued reduction in reimbursement" under the state's Medicaid program, which reimburses it at less than the break-even point for 95 percent of brand-name medications dispensed to Medicaid patents.

Walgreens follows Bartell Drugs, which stopped taking new Medicaid patients last month at all 57 of its stores in Washington, though it still fills Medicaid prescriptions for existing customers at all but 15 of those stores.

Doug Porter, the state's director of Medicaid, said Medicaid recipients should be able to readily find another pharmacy because "we have many more pharmacy providers in our network than we need" for the state's 1 million Medicaid clients.


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Obamacare is going to collapse the system.

Title: Re: Walgreens: no new Medicaid patients as of April 16 (via DRUDGE)
Post by: drkaje on March 17, 2010, 06:45:40 PM

At least they're keeping existing patients.

Title: Re: Walgreens: no new Medicaid patients as of April 16 (via DRUDGE)
Post by: 2ND COMING on March 17, 2010, 06:47:35 PM

what about the other states?

Title: Re: Walgreens: no new Medicaid patients as of April 16 (via DRUDGE)
Post by: drkaje on March 17, 2010, 06:59:07 PM

Anyone find the timing of Medicare cuts coinciding with a push for national healthcare conspicuous?

Those people should be able to have their scripts filled by mail.

Title: Re: Walgreens: no new Medicaid patients as of April 16 (via DRUDGE)
Post by: Soul Crusher on March 17, 2010, 07:03:09 PM

Quote from: drkaje on March 17, 2010, 06:59:07 PM

Anyone find the timing of Medicare cuts coinciding with a push for national healthcare conspicuous?

Those people should be able to have their scripts filled by mail.

pay more get less 

Title: Re: Walgreens: no new Medicaid patients as of April 16 (via DRUDGE)
Post by: Tito24 on March 17, 2010, 07:10:25 PM

Quote from: 333386 on March 17, 2010, 07:03:09 PM

pay more get less 

Oh my god the horror...

This is playing right into the hands of Obama..