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Walgreens offers Medicare primer DEERFIELD, Ill. -- In a bid to help customers make sense of the newly launched Medicare discount drug card program, Walgreen Co. unveiled a new health education campaign designed to reach patients in a variety of settings.
The effort involves pharmacist consultations in stores, online education and enrollment, and a toll-free hotline, (800) 533-7606. Walgreens is also working with the American Library Association and the Department of Health and Human Services to provide consumers with educational materials on the cards. Those materials, developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, are being delivered to all of the nation's 16,400 libraries, which a Walgreens spokesman called "the No. 1 destination for health information for offline consumers."
"People are confused about the cards, and we're a familiar face who can answer questions in a convenient location," said Walgreens president and chief operating officer Jeff Rein. "We especially encourage low-income consumers to ask about additional Medicare assistance, including no-cost card enrollment and an annual $600 medication benefit."
Through its pharmacy benefit management subsidiary, Walgreens Health Initiatives, the company is promoting its own Medicare-endorsed card. The card will offer prescription discounts of up to 25 percent for an annual fee of $20, according to the chain. Walgreens said it will also accept "several other Medicare-approved discount cards."
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