Express Scripts Dispute Benefits Walgreens Customers

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

There’s a silver lining to every cloud. Last year, contract negotiations between Express Scripts, a pharmaceutical benefit manager, and Walgreens, the nationwide pharmacy store fell through. This means that people on Express Scripts plans are no longer able to fill their prescriptions through Walgreens pharmacy. This stinks because some people (myself included) really like Walgreens and have a relationship with the pharmacy department there.

Well, Walgreens is stepping up to the plate and making things even better. The company has started a Walgreens Prescription Savings Club where customers can register for a special plan for TEN DOLLARS a year! The plan membership covers the entire immediate family household (spouses, dependents under the age of 22) and even the pets! Individuals can get coverage for $5. Through this plan, members can get deeply discounted prices on their prescriptions. These promotional membership prices are available through January 31, 2012. After that, member prices become $20 a year for individuals and $20 a year for families. Even so, the membership is a great deal.

I have to give a lot of credit to Walgreens. Other companies would probably whimper and whine and simply jack up the prices for us customers. Walgreens appears to be very devoted to customers and while other pharmaceutical companies are more concerned about their bottom line.

So if you have had a relationship with Walgreens and Express Script and suddenly find yourself bereft of a pharmacy from the dispute, check out Walgreens Prescription Savings Club. Not only is it a great deal, but it’s business with a company who cares about the customers! For more information, see Walgreens on Twitter and Walgreens on Facebook.