<html><body><div style="font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>CB, Kevin and Bonnie:</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>I read this ADN article today and thought it may be very important for ACBVI Clients and NFB Alaska Chapter members to be aware of and prepared for in advance, </div><div>that there is an imminent change underway in terms of Pharmacy services at Fred Meyers throughout the state of Alaska, beginning <span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20.8px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20.8px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;">January 1, 2023.</span></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Please share this article: </div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><!--StartFragment--><div style="color: #3c4043; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;" data-mce-style="color: #3c4043; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: auto; 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display: inline-block; position: relative; width: 120px; height: 66px;" data-mce-style="border: 0px; display: inline-block; position: relative; width: 120px; height: 66px;"></div></div><div><div class="BNeawe s3v9rd AP7Wnd" style="white-space: pre-line; word-wrap: break-word; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; color: #202124;" data-mce-style="white-space: pre-line; word-wrap: break-word; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; color: #202124;"><div><div class="BNeawe s3v9rd AP7Wnd" style="white-space: pre-line; word-wrap: break-word; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; color: #202124;" data-mce-style="white-space: pre-line; word-wrap: break-word; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; color: #202124;">Kroger Family Medicine owns 13 Fred Meyer pharmacies around Alaska, or just about 8% of all pharmacies around the state.<br><span class="r0bn4c rQMQod" style="color: #70757a;" data-mce-style="color: #70757a;">1 day ago</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div>WEBLINK:</div><div><a href="https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2022/12/26/many-alaskans-may-no-longer-be-able-to-send-their-prescriptions-to-fred-meyer-starting-in-january/">https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2022/12/26/many-alaskans-may-no-longer-be-able-to-send-their-prescriptions-to-fred-meyer-starting-in-january/</a><br></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>As mentioned in the article, if a prescription is picked up at Fred's after January 1:</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>"First, they would be quoted the cash price for their medication....Then they are going to have to pay that full price up front." Reimbursement may follow from one's insurance agency.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><blockquote><div dir="ltr">I sincerely hope this information is helpful. </div><div dir="ltr"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div dir="ltr">Best Regards to All,</div><div dir="ltr"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div dir="ltr">Carole Anderson</div></blockquote><br></div></div></body></html>