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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: News Articles => Topic started by: iolaire on August 06, 2018, 06:10:44 AM

Title: Walgreens Taking over DaVita Rx
Post by: iolaire on August 06, 2018, 06:10:44 AM

I don't know if this is good news to those of you using DaVita Rx or not but its a change, and at least Walgreens knows the Pharmacy business:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/consumer/os-bz-davita-layoffs-20180730-story.html
Walgreens confirmed the transaction but did not give a price for the purchase.
“On July 25, we reached an agreement with DaVita Rx, a pharmacy owned by DaVita Inc. to service patients with kidney disease, to purchase DaVita’s non-dialysis related prescription files that are billed as a pharmacy benefit, mostly under Medicare Part D,” a Walgreens spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “This prescription file-transfer sale is anticipated to close in September and when the anticipated deal closes, patients who use DaVita Rx’s pharmacy mail services will have the opportunity to transition to become Walgreens retail pharmacy patients.”

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2018/07/30/davita-inc-divests-pharmacy-assets-to-walgreens.html <-- need to be a subscriber to read

Title: Re: Walgreens Taking over DaVita Rx
Post by: Rerun on August 07, 2018, 03:55:35 PM

My Federal Employee mail order plan is now with Walgreens.  Just changed this year.  I don't use DaVita Rx.  Hmmmm interesting.