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The Shocking Truth: Your Local Pharmacy Is Disappearing
[ZERO] Who doesn’t love the big 3 multibillion dollar Fortune 500 pharmacies: Walgreens, CVS, and Rite Aid? For years, they’ve brought us convenience as they invaded towns across the United States, pushing Main Street independent mom-and-pop pharmacies out of business. Retail pharmacies across the United States are at a breaking point. Profit targets, cost cutting, and inflation have led to the "big 3" shuttering over 1,500 pharmacies across the United States. (1) The past 2 years have been especially brutal. Supply chain shortages, theft, pharmacist strikes, and financial penalties for Big Pharma’s role in the opioid crisis continue to force the closure of at least one pharmacy in the United States per day. Middle-Class Americans again left holding the bag. A new reality is here to stay: over 40% of counties in the United States now live in a complete "pharmacy desert" - meaning that every resident needs to drive at least 15 minutes to get to the closest pharmacy. Moreover, over 80% of counties in the US now lack adequate healthcare infrastructure. (2) If you need medical help quickly, living in the United States could cost you dearly. Posted by: Besoeker 2023-11-14 |
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