Industry | 2010.01.07
Bartell Drugs Cites Reduced Compensation by the State of Washington; Discontinues Filling DSHS/Medicaid Prescriptions at 15 Locations
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Due to recent reductions in compensation from the State of Washington to pharmacies filling DSHS/Medicaid prescriptions, Bartell Drugs will discontinue filling Medicaid prescriptions at 15 of its 57 stores, including 12 in King and 3 in Snohomish county, effective February 1, 2010. On September 26, 2009, the industry pricing standard was reduced as a result of a court decision in Massachusetts. Unlike most other insurance providers including other states, the Washington
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