Blue Cross Loses Walgreens Pharmacies On January 1
October 5th, 2011 | 
Author: Walgreens Pharmacies has elected to stop participating with Express Scripts, the pharmacy benefits manager of Wellpoint Blue Cross plans at the end of the year.
Walgreens and it’s affiliated pharmacies, including Duane Reade Pharmacy in the New York City metro region, Happy Harry’s Pharmacy in several northeastern states and OptionCare, will stop processing Anthem and Empire Blue Cross member prescriptions on an in-network bases effective on January 1st, 2012. 
Access to other retail pharmacies within the pharmacy provider network will be available, as the Express Scripts pharmacy network contains more than 56,000 pharmacies without Walgreens. On average, there is another network participating pharmacy within one-half mile of any Walgreens pharmacy.
You can find other participating pharmacies in your area at www.anthem.com or www.empireblue.com and then you can search by pharmacy name or by your geographic location.
If you are unsure whether your small business health plan or your individual medical insurance plan will be effected by this change, contact your carrier, your agent, or call Small Business Benefit Solutions, LLC and we’ll look up your pharmacy for you.
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