Va Prescription Policy Update:

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is helping some veterans get generic prescriptions for half the VA price. Veterans in health care priority categories 4 through 8 normally must make an $8 co-pay for drugs from the VA that might be available at the $4 rate being offered by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and Target Corp. VA deputy undersecretary William Feeley has told VA providers they can write prescriptions that can be filled at any private-sector pharmacy. They cannot transfer the veterans’ prescriptions directly to a private-sector pharmacy, but they can write new prescriptions if they meet state requirements and cancel existing VA prescriptions. For the $4 drugs available at Wal-Mart, visit http://i.walmart.com/i/if/hmp/fusion...icdruglist.pdf, and for the Target drugs go to http://sites.target.com/images/pharm...ogram_list.pdf. [Source: Armed Forces News 15 Dec 06]