This summer, he implemented policies to reduce overtime and mail trips, which postal carriers say have led to backlogs nationwide. He added they are “aggressively working to ensure full service coverage across the network,” and touted recent performance data that showed improvements in mail delivery. The company is not named in the report, but Walgreens said in a separate statement that only an “extremely small percentage” of its prescriptions are handled by the Postal Service. The Senate Democrats’ findings threaten to add to the headaches already facing DeJoy, whose changes to the mail service in the name of austerity have evoked widespread suspicion and condemnation. ADADThe delays still threaten to put seniors, veterans and other Americans at risk of missing much-needed medication, Democratic lawmakers said.

Source: Washington Post September 09, 2020 13:07 UTC