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Walmart pharmacies likely to leave CVS network because of pricing dispute

January 15, 2019

Via: CNBC
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Walmart pharmacies are expected to leave the drugstore networks offered by CVS because of an ongoing pricing dispute.

Anyone with CVS-administered drug benefits and Medicaid enrollees with CVS drug coverage will be affected if the split happens, CVS said Tuesday. That means prescriptions filled at a Walmart pharmacy might not be eligible for coverage by their drug plans.

Walmart is one of the largest pharmacy chains in the United States with about 4,600 locations, but CVS said that the matter will not considerably impact its financial results. Less than 5 percent of affected CVS Caremark members use only Walmart to fill their prescriptions, CVS said.

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