Savings, shakeup seen in $4 drug plan
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Wal-Mart Stores said Thursday that it would slash prices of 291 generic prescription drugs to $4 starting in the Tampa area with plans to expand the plan to all Florida and other states in January.
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A U.S. group charged with helping to  develop Medicare guidelines released a proposal on Thursday  classifying medicines in groups that could determine how likely  certain drugs would be covered under a new prescription drug  benefit.
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It sounded simple enough on the campaign trail: Free the government to negotiate lower drug prices and use the savings to plug a big gap in Medicare's new prescription-drug benefit. But as Democrats prepare to take control of Congress, they are struggling to keep that promise without wrecking a...
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Roughly 19 million people are expected to reap some savings from Medicare&#39;s new prescription drug benefit, according to an independent analysis released Monday.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s plan to sell   some generic drugs for just $4 should not impact leading U.S.   drugstores Walgreen Co. and CVS Corp. as much as initially   feared, Merrill Lynch said on Friday.
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Wal-Mart said it would add about seven new compounds, including generic versions of the heart medication Coreg and the anti-fungal drug Lamisil, to the $4 program.
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A US group charged with helping to develop Medicare guidelines released a proposal on Thursday classifying medicines in groups that could determine how likely certain drugs would be covered under a new prescription drug benefit.
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New plans -- for dealing with inventory and slacking stores -- could make Dollar a bargain.
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U.S. spending on prescription drugs, hospital care and other health services is expected to double to $4.1 trillion over the next decade, up from $2.1 trillion in 2006, a government report released on Wednesday found.
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Ten major drug manufacturers unveiled a new discount card Tuesday that could help millions of uninsured Americans save money on prescription drugs.
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Ten pharmaceutical companies said on Tuesday that they were joining a program to cut the prices of prescription drugs for the uninsured.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , said on  Thursday it would cut the price of nearly 300 generic drugs to  $4 per prescription starting in the retirement haven of Tampa,  Florida.
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The retailer unveiled a plan intended to expand coverage and offer workers cheap prescription drugs.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  on Tuesday announced adjustments to its health care plan which it said will save 1.3 million full and part-time U.S. workers about $25 million on generic prescription drugs next year.
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The newest drug in its cabinet is expected to hit the U.S. market in the fourth quarter.
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Nearly 2 million low-income Medicare participants could be switched to different insurance plans for their prescription drug coverage next year
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FRIDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Wal-Mart's announcement that it will begin selling almost 300 generic prescription drugs for as little as $4 for a 30-day supply will undoubtedly benefit many Americans, health industry experts say.