Comments on: InlandPolitics: S.B. County: Pharmacy benefit decision short-sighted (Update – 1) http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/26/inlandpolitics-s-b-county-pharmacy-benefit-decision-short-sighted/ Politics, Government and Business in Southern California's Inland Empire Tue, 22 May 2012 07:20:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Administratorhttp://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/26/inlandpolitics-s-b-county-pharmacy-benefit-decision-short-sighted/comment-page-1/#comment-27244 Administrator Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:16:27 +0000 http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/?p=10382#comment-27244 The pilot program as explained in comment one would appear on its face to be confusing to many county employees. Maintenence drugs are a large volume expense and mail order has always been an available option. The force aspect on pharmacy selection appears suspect. Especially if the premium reduction to the county was $1.6 million or 4% reduction in the proposed rate increase. The pilot program as explained in comment one would appear on its face to be confusing to many county employees.

Maintenence drugs are a large volume expense and mail order has always been an available option.

The force aspect on pharmacy selection appears suspect.

Especially if the premium reduction to the county was $1.6 million or 4% reduction in the proposed rate increase.

]]> By: ME STILL MADhttp://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/26/inlandpolitics-s-b-county-pharmacy-benefit-decision-short-sighted/comment-page-1/#comment-27222 ME STILL MAD Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:47:58 +0000 http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/?p=10382#comment-27222 OK now I am a pissed off county employee. I put up with everything else those elected, appointed or otherwise put in power knuckleheads have thrown our way but this medication issue really has me livid. Why should I have to leave the comfort of using my neighborhood Walgreen's and start using a pharmacy selected by someone else. This just is not right. By the way is this a monopoly? Do anti-trust laws apply here? Is someone expecting to get a kickback from CVS or what? I don't get it why would they do something this stupid. We all pay a co-pay when getting a prescription filled and now they are saying we can only do business with one pharmacy. Sounds to me like they are telling us where we can spend our paychecks. Whats next a company grocery store and script instead of US Dollars? I will be talking with Walgreen's to see what kind of discount they might offer so that I can keep doing business there instead of at CVS. Screw the county they are not going to tell me where I can get my drugs and medications. OK now I am a pissed off county employee. I put up with everything else those elected, appointed or otherwise put in power knuckleheads have thrown our way but this medication issue really has me livid. Why should I have to leave the comfort of using my neighborhood Walgreen’s and start using a pharmacy selected by someone else.

This just is not right. By the way is this a monopoly? Do anti-trust laws apply here? Is someone expecting to get a kickback from CVS or what? I don’t get it why would they do something this stupid.

We all pay a co-pay when getting a prescription filled and now they are saying we can only do business with one pharmacy. Sounds to me like they are telling us where we can spend our paychecks. Whats next a company grocery store and script instead of US Dollars?

I will be talking with Walgreen’s to see what kind of discount they might offer so that I can keep doing business there instead of at CVS. Screw the county they are not going to tell me where I can get my drugs and medications.

]]> By: facts are our friendshttp://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/07/26/inlandpolitics-s-b-county-pharmacy-benefit-decision-short-sighted/comment-page-1/#comment-27189 facts are our friends Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:08:03 +0000 http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/?p=10382#comment-27189 The mail order/cvs pharmacy only applies to maintenance drugs. Non maintenance drugs like antibiotics, etc can be filled at ANY pharmacy, just like it is now. The mail order for maintenance drugs was approved by the labor-management benefits committee as a pilot program for 1 year. The mail order/cvs pharmacy only applies to maintenance drugs. Non maintenance drugs like antibiotics, etc can be filled at ANY pharmacy, just like it is now.

The mail order for maintenance drugs was approved by the labor-management benefits committee as a pilot program for 1 year.

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