02.07.23 Spend Less on Rx / Conducting A Layoff – Being Laid Off

With some big pharmacies now cutting their hours due to labor shortages, Clark revisits your best options, covering employer Pharmacy Benefits Managers, and a new pharmacy option from Amazon. Also, Clark reacts to stories of corporate treatment of employees emerging from massive tech layoffs, and has key advice if you find yourself in the unfortunate situation of losing your job.

• Rx Saving Strategy: Segment 1
• Ask Clark: Segment 2
• Layoffs: Conduct On Both Sides: Segment 3
• Ask Clark: Segment 4

Mentioned on the show:

• WSJ.com: CVS, Walmart to Cut Pharmacy Hours as Staffing Squeeze Continues
• Amazon Launches $5-a-Month Prescription Drug Plan – The Wall Street Journal.
• Amazon Pharmacy: RxPass
• Report: The Best Pharmacies for Customer Satisfaction
• How To Buy Term Life Insurance in 7 Easy Steps
• BBB-File a Complaint
• Submit a complaint | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• NYTimes.com: Layoffs by Email Show What Employers Really Think of Their Workers
• The massive wave of layoffs is giving tech workers a brutal wake-up call about the reality of work
• NYTimes.com: Tech Layoffs Shock Young Workers. The Older People? Not So Much.
• 5 steps to take if you get laid off
• NYTimes.com: How to Cope When You're Shown the Door
• How To Open a Bank Account in 6 Easy Steps
• Fidelity Youth Account – Any Good? – Clark Howard Community

Clark.com resources

• Episode transcripts
• Clark.com daily money newsletter
• Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275

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