Is the Walmart $4 program ending?

[pharaday]

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Our district supervisor stopped at our store today, and she mentioned that she "heard" that the Walmart $4 program was going to be discontinued soon. I was busy and didn't catch whether or not she mentioned where she heard this or how legitimate the source was. Has anyone else heard anything like this?

 

[pharaday]

Hmmm... I'm thinking she must be mistaken. Surely there are people on this board who work for Walmart and would know something if it was true, right?

 

[Got Em]

I heard that they are discontinuing the $4 program for a $2 program.

 

[MountainPharmD]

I heard that they are discontinuing the $4 program for a $2 program.

You are thinking about Wal-Marts Medicare part D partnership. All members of the plan get the $4 generics for $2. Kroger and Safeway have similar partnerships.

 

[rph3664]

Hy-Vee, a Midwestern grocery chain, is doing the $2 thing and had a full page ad in today's local newspaper promoting this. One more reason why I'm not going back to retail.

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[pandapharmer]

yeah, Discount Drug Mart (not sure how widespread that chain is, I think it is limited to midwest as well) just started a $1.99 program, including a lot of the drugs that were on the $4/10 and even the $9/24 list (i.e. alendronate).

 

[Pharfalle]

Hy-Vee, a Midwestern grocery chain, is doing the $2 thing and had a full page ad in today's local newspaper promoting this. One more reason why I'm not going back to retail.

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Just for Medicare patients though, right?