PacifiCare Press Release 12/26/2005
PacifiCare partners with national retail, grocery and drugstore chains to market Prescription Solutions from PacifiCare's Medicare Part D prescription drug plans
Educational information and access to quality prescription drug insurance available at nearly 11,000 retail outlets nationwide
CYPRESS, Calif. -- Dec. 26, 2005 -- PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. is partnering with six of the nation's largest retail, grocery and drugstore chains and franchises to market its new Prescription Solutions from PacifiCare Medicare Part D prescription drug plans to Medicare-eligible consumers through nearly 11,000 retail outlets nationwide.
PacifiCare's new partnerships include agreements with: Albertsons Inc. (NYSE: ABS); Longs Drug Stores Corp.; Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY); Target (NYSE: TGT); Walgreen Co. (NYSE, NASDSAQ: WAG); and Medicine Shoppe International, Inc., a Cardinal Health Company (NYSE: CAH).
Information about the plans, including enrollment kits, free-standing kiosks and sales materials, is now available in PacifiCare?s partners' stores. Those who enroll in any of the three Prescription Solutions from PacifiCare Part D plans will be able to fill their prescriptions at the participating pharmacies or through other pharmacies in PacifiCare?s nationwide network of more than 50,000 outlets or via mail service.
As part of PacifiCare's effort to help Medicare-eligible consumers, caregivers and family members better understand the Medicare Part D benefit, the company is developing educational materials, such as a custom online learning module, designed especially for pharmacists and retail professionals that will help them answer their customers' questions and simplify the Part D enrollment process.
''We feel that the customers and families served by some of the country's most trusted providers of pharmacy services will appreciate the value of our Medicare Part D prescription drug plans,'' said Jacqueline Kosecoff, Ph.D., PacifiCare's executive vice president, Specialty Companies. ''Our goal is to help make choosing and enrolling in a Part D plan easier for America's seniors, and we are confident that our partners will play a key role in providing information and resources that will bring more clarity to Medicare consumers.''
According to Kosecoff, the addition of these well-established and respected national enterprises to PacifiCare's marketing network adds an important direct-to-consumer retail presence that is expected to enhance Prescription Solutions from PacifiCare's national broad distribution platform.
''We have been serving the health and wellness needs of our customers for more than 60 years. The Medicare Part D prescription drug program is a great benefit and we are pleased to be working with PacifiCare to educate our customers on the plans they offer,'' said Bruce Schwallie, executive vice president of Business Development and Managed Care, Longs Drug Stores. ''The drug benefit program offers participants several new options. With options come questions, and Longs is available and accessible to help participants navigate through the benefit.''
''We believe the Medicare Part D prescription drug program is a good benefit, but only if Medicare participants understand how it works and if they pick the best plan for their needs. We're going to help people do that,'' said Dave Fong, Safeway senior vice president of Pharmacy. ''Our pharmacists are ready to answer questions and help make the process easier for Medicare participants.''
Educational information and access to quality prescription drug insurance available at nearly 11,000 retail outlets nationwide
CYPRESS, Calif. -- Dec. 26, 2005 -- PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. is partnering with six of the nation's largest retail, grocery and drugstore chains and franchises to market its new Prescription Solutions from PacifiCare Medicare Part D prescription drug plans to Medicare-eligible consumers through nearly 11,000 retail outlets nationwide.
PacifiCare's new partnerships include agreements with: Albertsons Inc. (NYSE: ABS); Longs Drug Stores Corp.; Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY); Target (NYSE: TGT); Walgreen Co. (NYSE, NASDSAQ: WAG); and Medicine Shoppe International, Inc., a Cardinal Health Company (NYSE: CAH).
Information about the plans, including enrollment kits, free-standing kiosks and sales materials, is now available in PacifiCare?s partners' stores. Those who enroll in any of the three Prescription Solutions from PacifiCare Part D plans will be able to fill their prescriptions at the participating pharmacies or through other pharmacies in PacifiCare?s nationwide network of more than 50,000 outlets or via mail service.
As part of PacifiCare's effort to help Medicare-eligible consumers, caregivers and family members better understand the Medicare Part D benefit, the company is developing educational materials, such as a custom online learning module, designed especially for pharmacists and retail professionals that will help them answer their customers' questions and simplify the Part D enrollment process.
''We feel that the customers and families served by some of the country's most trusted providers of pharmacy services will appreciate the value of our Medicare Part D prescription drug plans,'' said Jacqueline Kosecoff, Ph.D., PacifiCare's executive vice president, Specialty Companies. ''Our goal is to help make choosing and enrolling in a Part D plan easier for America's seniors, and we are confident that our partners will play a key role in providing information and resources that will bring more clarity to Medicare consumers.''
According to Kosecoff, the addition of these well-established and respected national enterprises to PacifiCare's marketing network adds an important direct-to-consumer retail presence that is expected to enhance Prescription Solutions from PacifiCare's national broad distribution platform.
''We have been serving the health and wellness needs of our customers for more than 60 years. The Medicare Part D prescription drug program is a great benefit and we are pleased to be working with PacifiCare to educate our customers on the plans they offer,'' said Bruce Schwallie, executive vice president of Business Development and Managed Care, Longs Drug Stores. ''The drug benefit program offers participants several new options. With options come questions, and Longs is available and accessible to help participants navigate through the benefit.''
''We believe the Medicare Part D prescription drug program is a good benefit, but only if Medicare participants understand how it works and if they pick the best plan for their needs. We're going to help people do that,'' said Dave Fong, Safeway senior vice president of Pharmacy. ''Our pharmacists are ready to answer questions and help make the process easier for Medicare participants.''
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