One more program to confuse us when needing a prescription, although I’m sure there is money to be saved here, but shoot I like the $4.00 or $10.00 generic prescriptions offered by others, no enrollment and no questions asked, simple. For the monthly fee, you might need to be a patient with some...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 11-06-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Pharma/FDA News, Other Items of Interest, drugs, healthcare, health insurance, Prescriptions, Medicare Part D, Aetna, Pharmacy, Costco
A qualified system is not faxing! Many offices who are set up with an EMR or EHR are already covered and are either set up and ready to go or have the capabilities. For those who are not, there’s a permanent link on this page to NEPSI, the free e-prescribing initiative where you can sign...
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on 10-31-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Pharma/FDA News, drugs, healthcare, medicare, health insurance, Physicians, Prescriptions, e-prescribing
$9.99 for 90 days with enrollment with the Health Savings Pass CVS becomes the latest retail drug chain to jump on the bandwagon, pretty close in comparison, except you need to join the Health Savings Plan. The plan is primarily created for cash patients but anyone can benefit so if you have a...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 10-31-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Pharma/FDA News, drugs, PHR, Google Health, Prescriptions, Generic Drugs, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, CVS, Discounts, Minute Clinic
The company has 6 months to get the shares up above $1.00 or it goes to the junk category and off the big board. Drug stores are feeling the pinch of the economic slow down, depending on where the stood financially before hand, has an effect on where they are today. Granted Rite Aid had some...
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on 10-17-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Pharma/FDA News, drugs, healthcare, Prescriptions, Pharmaceuticals, Stocks, Rite Aid
More marketing and potential hidden information seems to be making it's way to front, and interesting now on who wants to be reimbursed, insurance companies among the group. This appears to be an all out battle ground here. Weight gain and diabetes as side effects? Class action...
This is one heated debate for sure, many physicians do use the sample closet to help those who otherwise may not be able to afford the medications, and yes it might be a good idea when given a sample to ask and see if there is a generic drug option once the samples are finished. The sample closet...
This is not the first time this issue has been in the news in the last couple of years, but the dollars, or lack of dollars perhaps bring this to light once more, and once more it all comes back to money. There are some interesting efforts going on to try and combat the problem, such as Aetna paying...
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on 09-05-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Pharma/FDA News, drugs, healthcare, Pharma, Prescriptions, Aetna, Health Insurance Coverage