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Walgreens to start selling health insurance
by DBJ Staff
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 

Walgreen Co. , the nation’s largest drugstore chain, plans to start selling health insurance to customers this fall, the Chicago Tribune reports. 

Quoting people “familiar” with the situation, the newspaper said the Deerfield, Ill.-based company will sell health insurance products in different price ranges and coverage levels through a private health insurance exchange. 

Walgreens has more than 35 Dayton-area locations. 

It already offers some health care services through its Take Care Clinic locations, of which several are located in Southwest Ohio. 

Earlier this year, Walgreens acquired Bellevue, Wash.-based drugstore.com in a transaction worth $409 million. 

Walgreens competes against other drug stores such as CVS Caremark Corp. , Rite Aid Corp. , Target Corp. and WalMart Stores. 

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