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FMI's Polley: Medicaid Reimbursement Top Priority 

LAS VEGAS - Medicaid reimbursement is a top pharmacy priority, with possible activity in Congress expected even this week, said Cathy Polley, vice president, pharmacy services, Food Marketing Institute, Arlington, Va. ...

Publix Opens Three In-Store Health Clinics 

LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets here opened three in-store health clinics run by The Little Clinic, Brentwood, Tenn., this month. ...

Three Supermarkets Back E-Prescription Campaign 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Giant Food, Landover, Md., the Stop & Shop Supermarket Co., Quincy, Mass., and Supervalu Pharmacies, Franklin Park, Ill., are among 10 prominent retailers backing a national marketing campaign to boost awareness of electronic prescriptions, according to SureScripts here....

Bernauer Emphasizes Technology, Supply Chain at NACDS 

PALM BEACH, Fla. — At the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Alexandria, Va., this past weekend, outgoing board Chairman David Bernauer, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Walgreen Co., Deerfield, Ill., urged a continued emphasis on health information technology and supply chain cooperation to capitalize on pharmacy and front-end opportunities....

GMDC Forms Partnership for E-Learning Tools 

COLORADO SPRINGS — The Global Market Development Center, better known as GMDC, said yesterday it has formed a partnership with LearnSomething, Tallahassee, Fla., to provide GMDC member companies with a suite of e-learning tools that will impact productivity at both the store and buyer/merchandiser levels of their operations. ...

Stop & Shop to Open Maine In-Store Bank Branches 

QUINCY, Mass. — The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. here, part of Ahold USA, said yesterday it has made an agreement with People’s United Bank, Bridgeport, Conn., for in-store bank branches in its stores in Maine....

Generics Reduce Prescription Copays: Report 

ST. LOUIS — Last year marked the first time in at least five years that consumers paid less, on average, for prescription drug copays, according to the 2007 Drug Trend Report released by pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts, here. ...

Giant Eagle Cross-Promotes DVDs With Fuel Rewards 

PITTSBURGH — In a promotion that ends today, Giant Eagle went after multiple DVD sales by tying in the sale of specific titles to its popular fuel reward program....

GMDC Adds New Manager of Member Services 

COLORADO SPRINGS — The Global Market Development Center, or GMDC, has named Jane Colvard to its staff as manager of member services. ...

Citizens Bank Running Supermarket Promotion 

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Citizens Financial Group, which operates 540 in-store Citizens Bank branches in supermarkets in various states, is offering $135,000 in free groceries, according to media reports....

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