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Prescription for Crisis: Rural Pharmacies Struggle to Stay Open

Source
North Carolina Health News
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Date
Sep 6, 2024
Summary
Offers overview of challenges for rural pharmacies in North Carolina and across the country, highlighting a recent increase in rural pharmacy closures. Discusses reimbursement, workforce recruitment, and volume purchasing as contributors to closures.
Tagged as
Closures of healthcare facilities and services · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Pharmacy workforce · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Reimbursement and payment models · North Carolina