DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens here is now offering free review sessions to Medicare Part D beneficiaries at all of its more than 7,100 pharmacies throughout the country, the drug chain announced last week.
Following the open enrollment period for Medicare Part D insurance plans, Walgreens is assisting those beneficiaries who’ve made changes to their prescription drug coverage. Review sessions with Walgreens pharmacists are available daily by appointment through Jan. 31, and are designed to help patients maximize their plan benefits.
Review sessions include: A review of beneficiary’s current medications, tiers within their selected plan, co-pays and cost-savings opportunities; discussion of available health and wellness services including pneumonia and shingles vaccinations and 90-day prescription benefits and checks for potential drug interactions.
“Supermarkets pharmacies are going to need to keep pace with what Walgreens and CVS are doing in pharmacy care,” Leslie Hand, research director, IDC Retail Insights, Framingham, Mass., told SN in commenting on the free reviews.
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