Wal-Mart Announces Accelerated Rollout of $4 Generic Prescription Program

[Rosco T.]

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061019/dath036.html?.v=65

Wal-Mart Announces Accelerated Rollout of $4 Generic Prescription Program in 14 States

Thursday October 19, 6:00 am ET
$4 Generics to be Available in 14 Additional States Beginning Today - Three Months Earlier Than Projected

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT - News) announced that starting today it is rolling out its $4 generic prescription program in 14 additional states. With the announcement, the $4 generic prescription program will be now be available in an additional 1,264 stores throughout Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas and Vermont. The program was launched in 235 Florida pharmacies on October 6, 2006. Wal-Mart originally planned to introduce the program in as many states as possible beginning in 2007, but customer demand led the company to accelerate the launch.

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FULL LIST OF GENERICS HERE http://www.walmartfacts.com/articles/4539.aspx

[originalpckelly]

1. As much as I hate Wal-Mart...this is cool.(nt)

[RB TexLa]

2. If I were Wal-mart I'd want senors liking me right now too

labor laws, zoning ordnances, health care requirements, many reasons to have the group of Americans that vote the most like you.

[jwirr]

3. I was also surprised to learn that they are offering free flu shots

here in MN.

[dkofos]

4. They are getting the drugs from unregulated factories in

China.

[Rosco T.]

5. Can you prove that? Documentation?

[dkofos]

7. Like Faux news I don't have to prove it I can just say it

[Rosco T.]

8. so... you want us to give that the same credibility as FAUX???

uh huh...

[dkofos]

9. I report You decide

[Rosco T.]

10. no.. you give unsupported crap and expect the pavlovian response...

.. I though Dem's were better than that.

[dkofos]

13. woof woof

[Clark2008]

6. And, they are doing away with employee profit-sharing bonuses

to offer this. A friend's son just quit Wal-mart as a result of this, so I know it to be fact.

Lovely company - just lovely.

[Nikki Stone 1]

11. Aha. Knew it couldn't be cutting into their profits. WalMart bastards!

....

[calico1]

12. You know that whenever Walmart does

anything "nice" somebody is getting screwed. :mad:

[KSU Wildcat]

14. All they are going to do is run my small hometown

drug store out of business. If they succeed I will have to go to Walmart to get my scripts...

[Faux pas]

15. I imagine they got a bulk rate deal from the counterfeit drug cartels.

Of all the big businesses I don't trust, wal-mart is at the top of the list.

[sandnsea]

16. Can you say SWING

I knew you could. Most of these states are swing states or potentially swing states. This is like taking people hostage. If you support some sort of govt health plan, you could lose your $4 medicine. Who needs to support govt health plans, when people can get $4 medicine. This is going to be a huge step back in the fight for universal health care, not to mention a huge talking point for the 'free marketers'. *sigh*