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Wal-Mart offers 90-day prescriptions for $10, cuts prices of over-the-counter medicines

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

...discounted prescription drug program to offer 90-day supplies for $10 and add several women's' medications at a discount. It also said it would lower the price of more than 1,000 over-the-counter drugs. The move marks the third phase of a company program that began in 2006 and has saved customers more than $1 billion, Wal-Mart said. With the expansion, the company began filling prescriptions Monday for up to 350 generic medications at $10 for a 90-day supply at Wal-Mart,...

Anthem Blue Cross And Blue Shield Introduces Industry's Most Comprehensive Transparency Initiative To Wisconsin

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:03:00 -0400

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin announced today the launch of its industry-leading transparency initiative in northeastern Wisconsin.

Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida Invites Floridians To Step Up To The Microphone And Talk Health Care

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:35:00 -0400

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida on April 21 launches 'The Power of the Human Voice,' an Internet-based initiative to record the conversation and debate among Floridians about health care experiences and how to improve them.

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Recognizes Baptist Women's Hospital

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:30:00 -0400

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has designated Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women as the first facility in the Centers for Comprehensive Women's Care (CCWC) program.

WellPoint Appoints Kevin R. Hayden As President Of State Sponsored Business

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:55:00 -0400

WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE:WLP) today announced the appointment of Kevin R. Hayden as president of its State Sponsored Business division, effective April 21, 2008.