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::anyone know what the other 13 states are? ~*~Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas and Vermont starting today. The program was launched in 235 Florida pharmacies on October 6, 2006. Wal-Mart originally planned to expand it into as many states as possible beginning in 2007, but customer demand led the company to accelerate the launch.~*~ http://news.morningstar.com/news/ViewNews.asp?article=/PR/DATH025_uni… Jackie ~*~The glass isn’t half full or half empty… the glass is EMPTY…BONE DRY…NOTHING! ~*~ — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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Arizona Wal-Marts offer generic prescription program By Levi J. Long Tucson, Arizona | Published: 10.19.2006  Wal-Mart is rolling out a $4 generic prescription program at 1,264 Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club pharmacies in 14 states, including Arizona, according to Wal-Mart officials who announced the program. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said its generic drug plan offers an affordable option for nearly 1.1 million Arizonans who lack health insurance. The program will also help Arizona Medicare beneficiaries who’ve fallen through coverage gaps under the Medicare Part D plan. There are eight Wal-Mart Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets in the Tucson-metro region, including stores in Marana and Green Valley. The $4 generics program plan includes 314 generic prescriptions available for a 30-day supply at commonly prescribed dosages. Wal-Mart estimates that the list accounts for nearly 25 percent of common prescriptions dispensed in pharmacies around the country. They include prescriptions for antidepressants and medications to treat anxiety, allergy, diabetes and high blood pressure. Generics contain the same high-quality active ingredients as "brand-name" counterparts that are equally effective but cost less, said Rodney Helms, Wal-Mart’s pharmacy district manager for Southern Arizona. Before taking the program nationwide, Wal-Mart test-piloted the generics drug program at 235 Wal-Mart pharmacies in Florida earlier this month. Arizona’s demographics, similar to Florida with a large "snowbird" and winter visitor population, was looked at as a factor when states were chosen for the program, Helms said. The company does not have immediate plans to take the program to other states, Helms said. "But the plan is to take it nationwide," he said. An estimated 745,320 Medicare beneficiaries in Arizona have fallen through coverage gaps with Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, Wal-Mart officials said, citing figures from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The retailer said the drug program will also help another 1,105,710 Arizonans who lack health insurance and avoid filling prescriptions. http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourlyupdate/151886.php Jackie ~*~Life was so much easier when your clothes didn’t match and boys had cooties~*~ — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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anyone know what the other 13 states are?

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Arizona Wal-Marts offer generic prescription program By Levi J. Long Tucson, Arizona | Published: 10.19.2006 Wal-Mart is rolling out a $4 generic prescription program at 1,264 Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club pharmacies in 14 states, including Arizona, according to Wal-Mart officials who announced the program. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said its generic drug plan offers an affordable option for nearly 1.1 million Arizonans who lack health insurance. The program will also help Arizona Medicare beneficiaries who’ve fallen through coverage gaps under the Medicare Part D plan. There are eight Wal-Mart Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets in the Tucson-metro region, including stores in Marana and Green Valley. The $4 generics program plan includes 314 generic prescriptions available for a 30-day supply at commonly prescribed dosages. Wal-Mart estimates that the list accounts for nearly 25 percent of common prescriptions dispensed in pharmacies around the country. They include prescriptions for antidepressants and medications to treat anxiety, allergy, diabetes and high blood pressure. Generics contain the same high-quality active ingredients as "brand-name" counterparts that are equally effective but cost less, said Rodney Helms, Wal-Mart’s pharmacy district manager for Southern Arizona. Before taking the program nationwide, Wal-Mart test-piloted the generics drug program at 235 Wal-Mart pharmacies in Florida earlier this month. Arizona’s demographics, similar to Florida with a large "snowbird" and winter visitor population, was looked at as a factor when states were chosen for the program, Helms said. The company does not have immediate plans to take the program to other states, Helms said. "But the plan is to take it nationwide," he said. An estimated 745,320 Medicare beneficiaries in Arizona have fallen through coverage gaps with Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, Wal-Mart officials said, citing figures from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The retailer said the drug program will also help another 1,105,710 Arizonans who lack health insurance and avoid filling prescriptions. http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourlyupdate/151886.php Jackie ~*~Life was so much easier when your clothes didn’t match and boys had cooties~*~ — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

– The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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