[YankeeReb]

For those of us following the CT senate race, this is one more reason that Blumanthal would be just another term for Chris Dodd. What's happening is that Medicade is cutting the reimbursement for discount prescriptions. Obviously the cost of delivering those drugs will not drop , so someone must pick up the difference. The progressive solution is to have the corporation absorb the cost, which only means the non-medicade consumer ends up picking up the costs.

Corporations don't pay increased taxes and fees, consumers do.

[the OlLine Rebel]

"Corporations don't pay increased taxes and fees, consumers do."

Not if they don't want to. And when they don't want to in droves, the corporation pays the ultimate price.

[ebersole]

How long before CVS will decide to no longer operate in Connecticut?

[plain talk]

Yes - corporations just pass their costs on to us.

[silverleaf]

when a business announces it is changing an unprofitable practice, it is now a “threat”

Perhaps CVS should offer folks “either” their MEDICAID discount “or” the discount off full price offered to the rest of the tax paying public

[Paine in the Neck]

Blumenthal is an AG of the ilk that tries to make political hay by orchestrating “two minute hates”. Unless he can cite black letter law that CVS is violating he should shut up and get on to dealing with real crime.

[GeronL]

I did not realize that government controls retail price strategies. hmmm

[FormerACLUmember]

Medicaid prescriptions are ALREADY reimbursed at a massive discount. The are not money makers for CVS or anyone else.

And Blumenthal KNOWS THIS. It is fake grandstanding by this phoney.

[VeniVidiVici]

“Furthermore, CVS Caremark also has an obligation to charge the state of Connecticut the same discounted price for drugs for Connecticut Medicaid recipients that CVS Caremark charges to customers enrolled in the Health Savings Pass pharmacy discount program.

If Connecticut demands that they be extended the same discount CVS charges it's full-fare customers/insurance companies, wouldn't it only be fair that Connecticut fully reimburse insurance companies/hospitals for the care of illegal aliens and indigents?