Sunday, July 15, 2007

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Wal Mart is offering 124 generic drugs (covered drugs available here ) at $4 for a month's supply. Today's news features people tripping over themselves describing how this really isn't free new jersey credit report hat big of a deal . Criticisms range from the fact that it will 'only' help the uninsured (because people with insurance already have low copays) to this quote, taken from the article linked above, "I think people are going to be disappointed when they go into the stores and find out their drug isn't there." Well, hopefully, people who go to the store and find out their drug isn't there will ask their doctors to prescribe something else. Or, even better, doctors who treat uninsured patients will take price into consideration and prescribe an equivalent generic that is covered by the plan. But that would be bad. Why? Because the real argument has nothing to do with cheaper drugs and more to do with the fact that some people hate Wal Mart just for being Wal Mart. In this story about providing $4 generics to everyone, Wal Mart's employee benefit package is called into question: "critics argue that Wal-Mart's coverage calls for a deductible that requires workers to pick up the first $1,000 in medical expenses, and the deductible rises to a maximum of $3,000 for families." What isn't mentioned is that this plan is one of several options being offered to Wal Mart employees. High deductibles mean that a single person working for Wal Mart can purchase this insurance for under $25 per month.

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Wal Mart is offering 124 generic drugs (covered drugs available here ) at $4 for a month's supply. Today's news features people tripping over themselves describing how this really isn't that big of a deal . Criticisms range from the fact that it will 'only' help the uninsured (because people with insurance Denon PMA lready have low copays) to this quote, taken from the article linked above, "I think people are going to be disappointed when they go into the stores and find out their drug isn't there." Well, hopefully, people who go to the store and find out their drug isn't there will ask their doctors to prescribe something else. Or, even better, doctors who treat uninsured patients will take price into consideration and prescribe an equivalent generic that is covered by the plan. But that would be bad. Why? Because the real argument has nothing to do with cheaper drugs and more to do with the fact that some people hate Wal Mart just for being Wal Mart. In this story about providing $4 generics to everyone, Wal Mart's employee benefit package is called into question: "critics argue that Wal-Mart's coverage calls for a deductible that requires workers to pick up the first $1,000 in medical expenses, and the deductible rises to a maximum of $3,000 for families." What isn't mentioned is that this plan is one of several options being offered to Wal Mart employees. High deductibles mean that a single person working for Wal Mart can purchase this insurance for under $25 per month.

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