Wal-Mart to Sell Generic Drugs for $4

[garya505 2]

Oh, can I get generic Viagra at WalMart now?

[Anna C. 4]

Good for the consumers. I assume it gets cheaper cause they buy a big amount of drugs. I hope they'll have the birth control pill also since it is SO EXPENSIVE in the USA!!!!

Anyway, I don't know how the drug prices are made up. E.g. Aspirin is so cheap here, it is ridicolous. A pack of 20 Aspirins costs 5 Euros in Germany. Here it's a pack of at least 50 for the same price (though the German version is 500mg, the American 350mg, but still a lot cheaper!)!

I'm happy with low prices

[I'm Gone 60]

How dare they not gouge people for prescription drugs. If we don't put a stop to this next they will be selling gas for a dollar a gallon. Where will it stop.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Simon* said that ... "We are not pressuring them to reduce prices."

No, they wouldn't think of any such thing at Wal-Mart. Pressuring suppliers to reduce prices? Not at Wal-Mart.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

How dare they not gouge people for prescription drugs. If we don't put a stop to this next they will be selling gas for a dollar a gallon. Where will it stop.

But critics argue that Wal-Mart's coverage calls for a deductible that requires workers to pick up the first $1,000 in medical expenses, and the deductible rises to a maximum of $3,000 for families.

Union-backed Wake Up Wal-Mart, one of its most vociferous critics, have called upon Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart to offer better health care coverage and higher pay to employees.

Critics contend that the company's benefits are too stingy, forcing taxpayers to absorb more of the cost as the workers lacking coverage turn to state-funded health care programs.

[I'm Gone 60]

How dare they not gouge people for prescription drugs. If we don't put a stop to this next they will be selling gas for a dollar a gallon. Where will it stop.

But critics argue that Wal-Mart's coverage calls for a deductible that requires workers to pick up the first $1,000 in medical expenses, and the deductible rises to a maximum of $3,000 for families.

Union-backed Wake Up Wal-Mart, one of its most vociferous critics, have called upon Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart to offer better health care coverage and higher pay to employees.

Critics contend that the company's benefits are too stingy, forcing taxpayers to absorb more of the cost as the workers lacking coverage turn to state-funded health care programs.

Once again no one puts a gun to your head to work at Wal-Mart. If you don't like the benefits you are free to leave and I'm sure they are much better at 7-11.

[Jasman0717 9]

Right on

[Alex+R 0]

Once again no one puts a gun to your head to work at Wal-Mart. If you don't like the benefits you are free to leave and I'm sure they are much better at 7-11.

I wish I lived in the sepia-toned America you seem to live in. Wait til Walmart destroys your business and it's the only employer left in your town.

[Mirorgate 0]

Mirrorgate, I suspect the price for insurance-copays are due partly to volume and partly to "taking cuts".

Wal-mart has always bought directly enmasse from the manufacturer, and then adds its own cut to the price it pays (which I would not call "gouging"). So gen-pharma makes its profits, and Wal-mart its share.

Anything wrong in that scenario?

Yes. FREX: I have United Health Care. My co-pay with them is $10 for Generic, $45 for brand. I find the generic at WM... are you telling me that just because they bought it cheaper from the manufacturer.. that they are only going to charge me $4 instead of the $10 which states on my card???

If you have 2 stores next to each other, Wal Mart and Rite Aide... both in the pharmacy industry...... Wal Mart buys more volumn, gets better discount (demands it btw for volumn).. and decides to sell brand X for $4, but Rite Aide can only sell it for $10 because it's not as large as WalMart and can not buy from manufacturer at such volumn as WM.... is that fair and competetive market? Or is it price gouging to force other out of business?

[I'm Gone 60]

Once again no one puts a gun to your head to work at Wal-Mart. If you don't like the benefits you are free to leave and I'm sure they are much better at 7-11.

I wish I lived in the sepia-toned America you seem to live in. Wait til Walmart destroys your business and it's the only employer left in your town.

I live in the real world America, not in a dream world where business must provide employees health insurance and government forces them to do it. They tried that here in Maryland and the law was thrown out as unconstitutional.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/annapolis/2...truck_down.html

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Once again no one puts a gun to your head to work at Wal-Mart. If you don't like the benefits you are free to leave and I'm sure they are much better at 7-11.

I wish I lived in the sepia-toned America you seem to live in. Wait til Walmart destroys your business and it's the only employer left in your town.

I live in the real world America, not in a dream world where business must provide employees health insurance and government forces them to do it. They tried that here in Maryland and the law was thrown out as unconstitutional.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/annapolis/2...truck_down.html

Real world America today is essentially the race to the bottom for most Americans. That race is fueled by companies like Wal-Mart. Most Americans are worse off today than they were, say, 5 years ago. And that despite an economy that seems to be growing at a fairly healthy pace. Something's out of whack. Like it or not, that's what it is.

[Perseverance 1]

Walmarts turn into Super Walmarts...What do Super Walmarts turn into?

COLOSSAL WALMARTS!!!