November 22, 2024

Business Briefing | Company News: Walgreen Begins to Offer a Special Prescription Plan

Walgreen is introducing a national plan it hopes will minimize customer disruption from its contract battle over payments with its pharmacy benefits manager, Express Scripts. For customers who want to remain, Walgreen’s plan includes a special discount in January to customers for its prescriptions savings club. Though those enrolled in drug plans managed by Express Scripts will have better coverage and pay less by using another pharmacy, Gregory D. Wasson, Walgreen’s chief executive, said the discounts Walgreen would offer through its prescription savings club would be competitive on generic drugs and most therapeutic categories.

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