Walgreens: no new Medicaid patients as of April 16

This is only the beginning of the Easter eggs in store for people because of Obama Care. Geez, if Walgreen's is the only pharmacy in town, Medicaid patients better stock up on bus tokens because getting their prescriptions will be a safari. This isn't all of it either. Doctors and Medical centers will get split up into networks. Meaning, you could have a medical facility right next door to your house, but if it's not in your network get ready to travel to one that is. But don't worry Gasoline is only about $3.25 a gallon so that 40 mile round trip shouldn't cost you too much. BTW it does NOT count toward your Obama Care deductible or Yearly our of Pocket.

 

I don't believe for one second that WalGreeens is losing money on prescriptions sold to Medicaid Patients.

 

Then they'd be idiots to do it wouldn't they.

 

This is one state, and it has nothing to do with Obamacare. This is quite the stretch to try and complain about Obamacare that's for sure.

 

Not neccesarily.

It could be that they aren't losing money , but they aren't making enough to justify the hassle (which isn't the same thing as losing money)

or PERHAPS (gasp) they are lying to make a political point.

In EITHER case, I find it impossible to believe that they are losing money on Medicaid sales.

 

What makes you arrive at that conclusion?

 

LoL

This is a little late...

 

You're right, they are making millions off of it, thats why they are no longer accepting medicaid. lmao

 

Expanded Medicaid IS part of Obama Care.

 

And this article is from two and a half years ago, they just expanded medicaid with the recent pass. Post something factual please, thanks.

 

Keep in mind that it is Medicaid, and not Medicare that is being discussed here.

 

the states medicaid program is obamacare? what a joke....did walgreens stop this in every state?

 

Which make it all the more to the point.

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When did Medicaid get expanded?

 

Did they stop in every state or not?

 

When did Medicaid get expanded?

 

They are giving it up for fun then? Cost controls always always always lead to shortages eventually. When will the left learn this simple lesson? Why are you all so economically illiterate? remember when we froze oil prices? And had a shortage? Why didnt Japan with no oil have no shortage at the same time?

 

Uh, that's a really stupid thing to say. This article is useless. They now have expanded medicaid and if they don't want to make the money then good riddance. This has absolutely nothing at all to do with Obamacare, and any connection is ridiculous on it's face.

 

Personal insult noted and reported.

By what function of law was Medicaid expanded?

 

Oh, sad face, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings prof. pea. Did you also note to them that it was?

What? This doesn't make any sense.

 

Sure, I mean any thinking person would know they are doing because are making money.....right?

 

Liberals and their lack of understanding business and economics strikes again!!!!

 

Republican lack of ability to bring up relative stories from the last 2 years that is an attempt to discredit Obamacare strikes again!

 

States set their own Medicaid reimbursement schedules.

 

How is it that this thread is not deleted by the Mods?


This thread is NOT a "current event"

The link in the OP is a story written over 2 years ago.

 

They are a (*)(*)(*)(*)ing private company, they can do whatever they want. Not to accept Medicaid, for an instance.

Hard to believe, one man can so fundamentally transform America in such a short time, is it not?