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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish38•3 months agoIf you have good insurance you might not notice this, but drug prices at Walgreens and CVS are significantly more expensive than many other pharmacies, like Walmart, Costco, or HEB. Compare prices on Goodrx.com and see
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilinkEnglish14•3 months agoTruth. More and more supermarkets are opening up pharmacies to compete. And in my town, private practices are now starting to also have a pharmacy. I’m not supporting Walmart though.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•3 months agoI assume their entire business model is “Hope the boomers don’t notice we jacked the price up significantly.”
If you have good insurance you might not notice this, but drug prices at Walgreens and CVS are significantly more expensive than many other pharmacies, like Walmart, Costco, or HEB. Compare prices on Goodrx.com and see
Truth.
More and more supermarkets are opening up pharmacies to compete. And in my town, private practices are now starting to also have a pharmacy.
I’m not supporting Walmart though.
I assume their entire business model is “Hope the boomers don’t notice we jacked the price up significantly.”