Re: Fw: Clarification- Walgreens Pharmacy

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Come 1 Jan 2011, when Walgreens will no longer fill our prescriptions, do

we need to visit the MDs again to get new scripts to take to the new

pharmacy? or will scripts be automatically transferred? Do we get to choose

to

which pharmacy these are transferred? Should we fill all we can at the end

of Dec to give breathing room in January? Will there be guidelines coming

from the state offices on how this will be handled? If not for

IPADDUnite, I would never know t

In a message dated 11/11/2011 7:27:26 P.M. Central Standard Time,

egskb@... writes:

Hi all:

FYI

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

----- Original Message -----

From: Musarra, Jacqleen

Ellen Bronfeld

Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 10:40 AM

Subject: Clarification- Walgreens Pharmacy

Hi Ellen,

I'd like to provide clarification specific to the responses that you

shared with me that have been raised by individuals on your listserv, which are

in response to the communication I sent out earlier this week regarding

Walgreens pharmacies. As I reviewed the comments it appears that there may

be some confusion as to which parties are involved in the contract

negotiations; I hope this e-mail helps to clarify.

This negotiation is specific to Walgreens and Express Scripts and impacts

Walgreens nationally. This disruption impacts a large number of people in

the Chicagoland area - not just our own Aetna Better Health members. We

regret that members need to locate a new pharmacy and we will do everything

possible to assist our Aetna Better Health members in this transition. We

checked our members' zip codes against other pharmacies in their areas and

found that 77.9% of our Aetna Better Health members (who all reside in the

suburbs) live within a mile of a non-Walgreens pharmacy in their network.

When you make the circle larger, 94% of our members live within two miles

of such a pharmacy and 99.8% live within three miles. It is impossible to

speculate on the contract issues between the two parties, however it is not

uncommon for contract issues to be settled in the 11th hour. Nonetheless,

we must prepare for Walgreens no longer being a network provider as of

January 1, 2012.

I hope that this helps to clarify the issue. As always, if I can be of

further assistance please don't hesitate to contact me.

Regards,

Jacqleen Musarra

Community Liaison Manager

Aetna Better Health, Illinois

One South Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

312.821.0583

MusarraJ@...

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[Guest guest]

Good questions...I will ask...

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

[Guest guest]

Based on our household's experience with mail order pharmacies (which have

changed whenever our health insurance company changes), the answer has been yes,

you need a new prescription.

For in-person pharmacies (not mail order), the answer has been no.  The new

pharmacy was willing to call the old one and get the prescription transferred.

Ask the new pharmacy.

-Gail

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From: " lyoakam@... " <lyoakam@...>

IPADDUnite

Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 7:50 PM

Subject: Re: Fw: Clarification- Walgreens Pharmacy

 

Come 1 Jan 2011, when Walgreens will no longer fill our prescriptions, do

we need to visit the MDs again to get new scripts to take to the new

pharmacy? or will scripts be automatically transferred? Do we get to choose

to

which pharmacy these are transferred? Should we fill all we can at the end

of Dec to give breathing room in January? Will there be guidelines coming

from the state offices on how this will be handled? If not for

IPADDUnite, I would never know t

In a message dated 11/11/2011 7:27:26 P.M. Central Standard Time,

egskb@... writes:

Hi all:

FYI

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

----- Original Message -----

From: Musarra, Jacqleen

Ellen Bronfeld

Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 10:40 AM

Subject: Clarification- Walgreens Pharmacy

Hi Ellen,

I'd like to provide clarification specific to the responses that you

shared with me that have been raised by individuals on your listserv, which are

in response to the communication I sent out earlier this week regarding

Walgreens pharmacies. As I reviewed the comments it appears that there may

be some confusion as to which parties are involved in the contract

negotiations; I hope this e-mail helps to clarify.

This negotiation is specific to Walgreens and Express Scripts and impacts

Walgreens nationally. This disruption impacts a large number of people in

the Chicagoland area - not just our own Aetna Better Health members. We

regret that members need to locate a new pharmacy and we will do everything

possible to assist our Aetna Better Health members in this transition. We

checked our members' zip codes against other pharmacies in their areas and

found that 77.9% of our Aetna Better Health members (who all reside in the

suburbs) live within a mile of a non-Walgreens pharmacy in their network.

When you make the circle larger, 94% of our members live within two miles

of such a pharmacy and 99.8% live within three miles. It is impossible to

speculate on the contract issues between the two parties, however it is not

uncommon for contract issues to be settled in the 11th hour. Nonetheless,

we must prepare for Walgreens no longer being a network provider as of

January 1, 2012.

I hope that this helps to clarify the issue. As always, if I can be of

further assistance please don't hesitate to contact me.

Regards,

Jacqleen Musarra

Community Liaison Manager

Aetna Better Health, Illinois

One South Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

312.821.0583

MusarraJ@...

This e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information. If you

think you have received this e-mail in error, please advise the sender by

reply e-mail and then delete this e-mail immediately. Thank you. Aetna

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