I remember my Dad saying …

When I was a kid… we would – as a family –   occasionally  go out to eat.. In regards to tipping the wait staff.. I can remember my Dad telling me that if the service was really bad that you should leave a PENNY tip… because the service was not worth TWO CENTS.. To the best of my knowledge, my Dad never did this.. nor have I.. but.. it is a interest concept.

Here is a article about how  Humana and Walmart have “teamed up” to provide certain hypertensive drugs for ONE PENNY..

http://www.chaindrugreview.com/front-page/newsbreaks/walmart-part-d-plan-hypertension-drugs-for-a-penny

From the article:

“A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that close to 70% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older have hypertension,” stated William Fleming, president of Humana Pharmacy Solutions. “This statistic underscores the importance of offering affordable, high-quality prescription drugs to baby boomers and other beneficiaries as part of the Humana Walmart-Preferred Rx Plan.”

While this a admirable objective… the reality of it all.. as suggested by another study… will not pan out..

https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/?p=212

In this study.. patients who were discharged from a hospital with certain high risk disease states.. and were provided their medications at NO CHARGE… the compliance rate moved from 33% to 50%…  Even with FREE MEDICATION… 50% of the people were still not compliant..

 

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