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Yonnie3

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6. I saw a sign at Kroger
Sat Dec 10, 2022, 12:20 AM
Dec 2022

Cigna Express Scripts was named as ending January first. There may have been more, but I don't recall.

Edit to add:

From Kroger website

"Effective January 1, 2023: Our Pharmacy will no longer be an in-network pharmacy with Cigna/Express Scripts, which may impact whether we accept your prescription plan. Our pharmacies participate in thousands of prescription plans as well as many discount card networks. Click here for more information."


Link to a PDF about this https://www.kroger.com/payorupdate

Background Information
Kroger took the necessary step of terminating our contract with Express Scripts (ESI) on September 29, 2022, because the arrangement did not enable Kroger Family of Pharmacies to improve health access, deliver greater pricing transparency, and keep prices affordable for our more than 17 million patients – which is particularly concerning during an inflationary period. Although Kroger Family of Pharmacies will no longer be an in-network pharmacy with ESI as of January 1, 2023, we remain committed to providing our customers with options to continue receiving their medically necessary prescriptions at a Kroger Family of Pharmacies location.

Our efforts to negotiate in good faith have not delivered an agreement in the best interest of our customers. Kroger Family of Pharmacies remains willing to negotiate a contract with ESI that results in a fair, transparent agreement at a rate that benefits everyone – particularly our customers – and prevents disruption of prescription services.

Due to the termination of our contract, most ESI customers who use ESI-sponsored Commercial plans, Medicare Part D plans, or Tricare/Department of Defense (DOD) will no longer be able to use their ESI insurance pharmacy benefit to fill prescriptions at Kroger Family of Pharmacies (including Kroger Specialty Pharmacy) as of January 1, 2023. People may still fill prescriptions at Kroger Family of Pharmacies through other options (e.g., joining the Kroger Rx Savings Club, using a third-party discount card or manufacturer coupon when eligible to purchase a drug, paying the retail cash price, or electing to enroll in a different Part D plan that ESI does not administer).

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There is more at the PDF document linked

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