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18. What makes you think your next pharmacy doesn't do the same thing?

Thu Mar 21, 2013, 08:41 PM

Mar 2013

It's a growing trend with health insurance. Jack up the rates and then give a discount for meeting biometric targets.

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goodbye cvs [View all] rdking647 Mar 2013 OP

Irony being that among other things - truedelphi Mar 2013 #1

References please. GeorgeGist Mar 2013 #23

Just quickly googling "aluminum" in vaccines truedelphi Mar 2013 #24

Good for you. I won't patronize CVS for a variety of reasons but Cleita Mar 2013 #2

I would never have prescriptions filled or do any shopping at CVS... chillfactor Mar 2013 #3

Me, too Rider3 Mar 2013 #4

They screwed up one of my father's prescriptions Aerows Mar 2013 #5

I didnt even know CVS was still around. bunnies Mar 2013 #6

Lot of them here in North Georgia. RebelOne Mar 2013 #7

Rite-Aid is the bog one around here. bunnies Mar 2013 #8

CVS is the largest pharmacy in the country. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #12

really? bunnies Mar 2013 #15

Yeah, they've bought out several others. There have over 6000 stores. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #17

One on every block in LA Liberal_in_LA Mar 2013 #16

They're all over the Los Angeles area. nt Raine Mar 2013 #20

thumbs up. bionnaki Mar 2013 #9

lol Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #11

Fact: Being "fat" does not mean one is unhealthy. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #13

Yea, threats always work vankuria Mar 2013 #14

CVS olddots Mar 2013 #10

What makes you think your next pharmacy doesn't do the same thing? kudzu22 Mar 2013 #18

I think everyone at big companies may eventually have to do this Sweet Freedom Mar 2013 #19

The ultimate irony is that probably MANY of their employees SoCalDem Mar 2013 #21