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Walgreens and Express Scripts are Back Together

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Earlier this year, Walgreens and Express Scripts had a dispute that resulted in a separation between the two companies. This left thousands of people scrambling to find another pharmacy because Walgreens wasn’t in their network anymore. How will the renewal of the relationship between these two companies affect you, and your health insurance coverage? Express Scripts is one of the biggest pharmacy benefit managers in the United States. Health insurance companies hire Express Scripts to negotiate prices for medications, and to oversee prescription drug programs. Walgreens, of course, is a popular pharmacy where plenty of people go to get their … Continue reading →

Enter the “Walk With Walgreens” Sweepstakes

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Every so often, there is a sweepstakes that makes me wonder how it got put together. The connection between the prizes, and the sponsors, perplexes me. This is one of those sweepstakes. Enter the “Walk With Walgreens” sweepstakes, and you could win a trip to join Allison Sweeney at the season finale of “The Celebrity Apprentice”. What? “The Celebrity Apprentice” is a television show where a variety of celebrities compete for the chance to raise money for the charity of their choice. Donald Trump presides over the elimination process, and dismisses contestants with his iconic phrase: “You’re Fired!”. Walgreens is … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – January 8-14, 2012

In a typical week, the Insurance blog at Families.com will have fourteen different articles appear on it. It can be easy to miss something that you really should read about. Every week, I do an Insurance Blog Week in Review, to help you “ketchup” about everything that has hit the blog in the past seven days. ACLU Fights Michigan Domestic Partner Health Insurance Ban Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed a law that bans public entities from providing health insurance coverage to the same-sex domestic partners of employees. The ACLU feels that this law serves no purpose except to discriminate against … Continue reading →