• Wall Street Journal, Wednesday, January 14, 2009 11 AM

Walgreens president Gregory Wasson is set to unveil today a plan to market its pharmacies, in-store clinics and company health centers to corporate and government employers, Amy Merrick reveals. Participating employees at work would be able to get checkups and preventive care, as well as services such as dentistry and optometry under the banner of the drugstore chain's "Complete Care and Well-Being" program.

Walgreens isn't trying to compete with health insurers or pharmacy-benefit managers, says Wasson, who will be addressing shareholders at the company's annual meeting in Chicago. It may, in fact, contract with such companies to provide services.

The "Take Care" health clinics would be available for basic services outside of business hours, and the chain would offer discounted prescriptions at its pharmacies. Retirees and employees' family members also would be eligible. In addition, customers would receive a 15% discount on Walgreens' private-label products.

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