Wal-Mart speeds low-cost drug plan
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. expects to offer $4 prescriptions for some generic drugs in most states this year after expanding the program from a test market to all of Florida ahead of schedule, the world's largest retailer said yesterday.
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Low-income seniors and working families without prescription drug coverage can begin applying Tuesday for a state discount card that will cut the cost of their medication by an average 20 percent a month.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said  on Thursday that just six months after completing the roll-out  of its $4 generic prescription drug program, 37.8 percent of  all prescriptions it fills are $4 prescriptions.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Tuesday it  is expanding the number of health care plans it will offer its  1.3 million U.S. employees, including adding health care  credits and $4 monthly prescriptions for any of 2,400 generic  drugs.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, fresh   from cutting the prices on generic prescription drugs, is   taking on the packaging industry.
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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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Wal-Martâs expansion of its low-cost generic drug program indicates that the company is reaching out to a younger and broader clientÃ¨le.
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Wal-mart's $4 generic-drug program could be the start of big changes in the $250 billion prescription-drug market.
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U.S. program allots $15 billion to buy low cost combination drugs made by foreign companies, opening the way to treat more patients in poor countries.
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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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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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ORLANDO, Florida  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  will expand a program offering generic drugs for $4 per prescription throughout Florida on Friday, and may bring the deal to other U.S. states before the end of the year, the retailer said on Thursday.
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Long criticized for its health care coverage, the retailer unveiled a plan Tuesday intended to cut employee costs, expand coverage and offer workers thousands of cheap prescription drugs.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Tuesday it is expanding the number of health care plans it will offer its 1.3 million U.S. employees, including adding health care credits and $4 monthly prescriptions for any of 2,400 generic drugs.
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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.
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The pilot program appeared to mark the first time that Wal-Mart has used its unrivaled influence in the U.S. economy to lower health care costs.
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Wal-Martâs expansion of itâs low-cost generic drug program indicates that the company is reaching out to a younger and broader clientÃ¨le.