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DC Pharmacy Provider Network To Begin Dispensing Medications To Health Care Safety Net Alliance Members

Date Released:

Mon, 09/30/2013

(Washington, DC) The Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) today announced that, effective Tuesday, October 1, 2013, the District of Columbia Pharmacy Provider Network (DCPPN) will begin dispensing formulary medications to Health Care Safety Net Alliance (Alliance) members. Only those pharmacies participating in the DCPPN will be allowed to fill prescriptions for Alliance members.