The House of Representatives is expected to vote on and approve the continuing resolution today, and Federal New Radio and the Washington Post report on the bill's impact on federal employees, e.g., the extension of the pay freeze. The Senate is expected to seal the deal tomorrow.
Sunday September 15 is the day that Walgreen's returns to the Express Scripts / Medco fold of participating pharmacy chains after a nine and a half month absence that had a negative financial impact on Walgreens. As the FEHBlog noted last year, Walgreen's picked the contract fight with the PBM over financial issues. Crain's Chicago Business News reports that TRICARE, an Express Scripts customer, has decided to stick with a narrow retail network excluding Walgreen's.
The FEHBlog notes that the pharmacy chains have not given up on their antitrust lawsuit challenging the Express Scripts acquisition of Medco that was finalized last Spring. Drug Store News reports that the pharmacy chain plaintiffs in that lawsuit pending in Pittsburgh after refiled their complaint after the court dismissed the original complaint last month without prejudice. Note to plaintiffs -- the barn is empty.
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