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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on April 02, 2009, 12:09:32 AM
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http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3808795
Oh my.
villager (1000+ posts) Tue Mar-31-09 01:15 PM
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Walgreens giving free care to jobless and uninsured
NEW YORK – Drugstore operator Walgreens will offer free clinic visits to the unemployed and uninsured for the rest of the year, providing tests and routine treatment for minor ailments through its walk-in clinics — though patients will still pay for prescriptions.
Walgreens said patients who lose their job and health insurance after March 31 will be able to get free treatment at its in-store Take Care clinics for respiratory problems, allergies, infections and skin conditions, among other ailments. Typically those treatments cost $59 or more for patients with no insurance.
Hal Rosenbluth, chairman of the Take Care Health Systems division, described the plan as something close to an experiment: He said Walgreens isn't sure of patient demand or how much providing the services might cost the company.
It's likely to generate more attention for the clinics, however. Rosenbluth said a typical Take Care patient tells eight other people about his or her experience. So far, about 30 percent of Take Care patients were new customers to Walgreens.
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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090331/ap_on_bi_ge/walgree
The gigantic 500-pound primitive, who can't make lemonade out of lemons:
Systematic Chaos (1000+ posts) Tue Mar-31-09 01:30 PM
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6. I'm really glad to see them doing this.
Walgreen's has always tended to be my favorite drug store for a lot of unique products they offer and specials they run every week. They beat the hell out of CVS, that's for sure.
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His Ovalness has just praised a corporation that seeks to make a profit. will wonders never cease?
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His Ovalness has just praised a corporation that seeks to make a profit. will wonders never cease?
I'm sure Walgreen's will do something soon that gets them put back on the DU boycott list.
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I'm sure Walgreen's will do something soon that gets them put back on the DU boycott list.
Actually, that's a pretty big bonfire over there, and about half the primitives aren't enamoured of Walgreen's, insisting there's some sort of ulterior motive behind this gesture.
I was just looking around for the gigantic 500-pound primitive, to see if he's had any more experiences with the nice guy who drives the bus for overweight people, but this was all I could find. As the gigantic primitive is an object of fascination, even though it's only a little bit, I thought might be interesting.