a tale of two pharmacies

• since we last met

  • walgreens announced they are NOT happy w/ how PBMs are paying them for their prescriptions (Rx)
  • they want a new reimbursement model to get paid reimbursements by PBMs
  • they're studying more "same day Rx delivery models" and adding to their private label lines on OTCs
• what is the difference?

  • depreciation and amortization are are ways to calculate asset value over a period of time
  • depreciation is the amount of asset value lost over time
  • amortization is a method for decreasing an asset cost over a period of time