Rural pharmacies fill a health care gap in the US. Owners say it's getting harder to stay open
Basin Pharmacy fills more than prescriptions in rural northern Wyoming. Rural pharmacies, independent or chain, can be a touchstone for their communities. But rural pharmacies’ business models face unrelenting pressures to the point that sometimes they have to close. FINANCIAL PRESSURESFour of Wyoming’s independent pharmacies closed last year, said Melinda Carroll, legislative director of the state’s pharmacy association. She's now the president-elect of the state pharmacy association and helps run the Basin pharmacy.
Source: Economic Times June 07, 2024 17:39 UTC
