Walgreens' Prescription Savings Club

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

The contract between Walgreens and Express Scripts has expired as of December 31, 2011.  Walgreens had been negotiating with Express Script to continue to be the pharmacy’s provider network but they were unable to reach common ground. As of January 1, 2012, Walgreens and Express Scripts have parted ways. This change of network coverage means that the pharmacy customers have to go elsewhere to use their in-network pharmacy benefits for their meds. They may have to drive further and get their prescription medication with less convenient hours. That means, all Walgreens pharmacies nationwide and Duane Reade pharmacies in the New York City area are no longer included in the Express Scripts pharmacy network.

Tricare, the health prescription drug program for the US military is one of Express Scripts’ clients that is affected by the split. During negotiations, Walgreens took the unprecedented step of offering Express Scripts guaranteed prices that would match or beat the average costs per adjusted prescription of all other pharmacies in the Tricare network. Walgreens did this in an attempt to prevent the military personnel from being caught in the middle. Both of these proposals were rejected by Express Scripts.

To help ease the burden of those who are affected, Walgreens is now offering a special discount on annual membership for the Prescription Savings Club at Walgreens. For $10 a year, a family membership covers everyone in your immediate family, including a spouse, dependents 22 and younger and pets. Individuals may join for $5. You will receive savings on more than 8,000 brand name and all generic medications and get discounts on flu shots, pet prescriptions, nebulizers and diabetic supplies as well. To support Walgreens, follow Walgreens on Twitter and subscribe Walgreens on Facebook.