HOWARD - The Lineville Health Mart's owner is scrambling to find a pharmacy to transfer customer information to after abruptly closing Monday.

Lineville Health Mart, 2673 Lineville Road, posted a sign on its door thanking customers for their support and citing "extremely low reimbursements by the corrupt insurance companies" for forcing it to close. The sign said insurers forced Health Mart to provide prescription products at or below costs.

"We wish all of you the best and ask for your understanding in these very difficult times," the sign reads.

Pharmacist Cheri Zambrowicz opened the Lineville Road location in September 2015. She said she contacted competitors when it became clear the pharmacy would have to close, but has not been able to arrange a transfer for her customers.

"I am at a loss right now," Zambrowicz said in an email. "I'm not exactly sure what to do, but I am really trying hard to make this very difficult situation as easy as possible on the patients and providers, but am not getting much help right now, and I am a staff of 2 currently (myself and 1 staff member)."

She said Walgreens appeared poised to accept the transfer, but declined at the last minute citing a lien on her property. Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions records show there CHTD Company, of Springfield, Ill., filed an initial financing lien on June 26. It is not clear how much the lien is for.

The pharmacy's digital sign states the business continues to work on a transfer and will update customers when possible.

Health Mart is a national brand with a network of independently-owned pharmacies. Founded in 1985, it is a subsidiary of San Francisco-based McKesson Pharmaceuticals.

When Lineville Health Mart opened in 2015, the chain had about 2,500 locations across the country. Now, it has grown to more than 5,000, according to Health Mart's website.

Contact Jeff Bollier at (920) 431-8387 or jbollier@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @GBstreetwise.