Article: Albertsons finally throws in the card/ Grocery chain switches gears, will start offering club discounts

Article: Discount cards now available
St. Joseph News-Press;  November 29, 2005 ;     342 words ......county-sponsored prescription discount cards, which become available...said. Residents can request discount cards through the mail by calling...for the taking." Using the card is easy, Mr. Mann said...fill prescriptions. The discount comes at the time of purchase...prescription was ...

Article: Student discount cards may be scam
University Wire;  April 28, 1998 ;     492 words ......organization promoting student discount cards outraged MSU staff members...offering to sell their "Campus Card" at a fee of $25. The information...MSU became aware of the card last week when a prospective...parents wanting to know if the card was a necessity. Staff members...all MSU ...

Article: Wisconsin Pharmacists to Help Seniors Understand Drug Discount Cards.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  April 20, 2004 ;     700+ words ......28 Medicare drug discount cards, have a place they...help them pick a card, said David Mott...selection of a discount card is further complicated...better deal than the discount cards, pharmacists and...drug makers provide card companies, which...accept 15 of the 28 ...

Article: Consumer alert: health discount cards promise big savings, don't always deliver.
M2 Presswire;  October 22, 2004 ;     437 words ......alert: health discount cards promise big savings...health discount card programs. Advertisements...materialize. Health discount cards can sound like...to present the card to participating...who accept the card, even though the...hospitals accept discount ...

Article: Covering The bases: More info on prescription drug discount cards
Maryland Gazette;  May 19, 2004 ;     479 words ......prescription drug discount cards would offer between...prescription drug discount card program, be sure...that the discount card advertisement you...Medicare-approved card. There were many different discount cards being advertised...in 2003. Those discount ...

Article: Learning the rules; Docs, others prepare for drug card questions.(The Week In Healthcare)(Medicare prescription-drug discount cards)
Modern Healthcare;  April 26, 2004 ;     700+ words ......companies' general drug-discount cards, including 36 available...Seniors with a card are likely to receive...Medicare-approved discount cards are a defining moment...week. The discount card is here and now...awareness about the card and encourage seniors...also promoted ...

Article: Medicare discount cards confusing, changeable, costly for some.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  March 2, 2004 ;     700+ words ......of the proposed card. The whole thing...understand. The discount cards, available starting...drug-manufacturer discount cards, or getting their...qualify for the new card, regardless of...group in New York. Card sponsors will offer...up for only one card during a ...

Article: Democratic Leader Pelosi Cautions Latino Seniors that New Drug Discount Cards May Not Save them Money.
PR Newswire;  April 30, 2004 ;     443 words ......prescription drug discount cards offered by the U...new drug discount card advertised as a...charge of these discount cards and determine whether...cannot change their card except for once...can have multiple discount cards, which allows them...sign up for one ...

Article: Study in Utah Shows Grocery Discount Cards May Hurt Customer Satisfaction.
The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  July 23, 2002 ;     462 words ......Goodman Jul. 23--Grocery discount cards probably do more harm than...were entitled to loyalty-card discounts with or without...because they don't have a card or aren't carrying their card, they feel discriminated...Albertsons defended their card programs, saying they bring...to their ...

Article: For seniors, Medicare's new card isn't a cinch; The rollout of discount cards for prescription drugs creates confusion.(USA)
The Christian Science Monitor;  May 7, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Medicare-sponsored drug discount cards, found themselves more...offered by the approved card companies. And thousands...competition between drug-card companies. Anyone can go...stacked in favor of the drug-card companies. In fact, they...pretend that the discount-card program ...

Article: Drug discount cards attract few.(Business)
The Boston Herald;  June 2, 2004 ;     547 words ......eligible for Medicare drug discount cards have signed up for one, despite...million seniors have accepted a card, and most of those were automatically...optimistic that interest in the discount cards will pick up this month...elder advocates, is that a card vendor can stop covering a ...

Article: BILL TAKES SWIPE AT DISCOUNT CARDS SENATOR SAYS THEY'RE UNFAIR, INTRUSIVE AND SHOULD BE BANNED.(Business)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  January 14, 2004 ;     476 words ......Leadville, to conclude that discount cards are unfair to anyone - tourists...prices after introducing discount cards to create the appearance...identification number to get that card. Mary Lou Chapman, president...grocery retailers who offer discount cards, according to the ...

Article: Shortchanged on Discount Cards?; Activists Charge That Promotions Offer No Real Bargains
The Washington Post;  August 4, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Food and CVS introduced discount cards, there was something about...personal information on the card application. I worried about...didn't bother getting a card. But, Kenney explained...full retail price during card promotions so that the card savings, as totaled on the...they really ...

Article: PUBLIC INVESTIGATOR TAKING TIPS, CHASING LEADS, SOLVING PROBLEMS Some health discount cards may not be deal Finding doctor who accepts one provider proves to be challenge
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 13, 2009 ;     700+ words ......such a discount card can be yours. The discount cards, which are not...been selling discount cards in the state...signed up for one card contacted seven...Universal Health Card for deceptive...practices. Not all discount cards are scams, said...