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Walgreens takes action due to Washington state reimb cuts

30 March 2009

As a result of extreme reimbursement cuts in the US State of Washington Medicaid program, drug store chain Walgreens says it will withdraw 44 of  its pharmacies from the state's Medicaid program as of May 1. These  represent more than 60% of the company's total Medicaid business in the  state and are found in both large and small communities. Walgreens  operates 111 pharmacies throughout Washington.

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