Just like it did last year in Delaware, Walgreens has announced it will withdraw some of its pharmacies from the Medicaid program in Washington state this year in response to a reduction in reimbursement rates.
A pair of national pharmacy groups plan to drop a suit against Delaware officials after reaching an agreement on Medicaid reimbursements to pharmacists for brand name drugs.
Just before it was set to stop participating in the state’s Medicaid program, Walgreens announced it would restart negotiations with Delaware officials over reimbursement rates for prescriptions.
On the heels of Walgreens announcing its plan to withdraw from Delaware’s Medicaid program due to reimbursement cuts, a pair of national pharmacy groups is suing state officials.
Delaware’s Secretary of Health and Social Services said she is “very disappointed” that one of the nation’s largest drugstore chains, Walgreens, will withdraw from the state’s Medicaid program, citing reimbursement … Read →
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