The struggle for rural pharmacies: will Medicare's new privately insured prescription drug covera ge jeopardize valuable pharmacy services for rural seniors?
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Trends in community pharmacy counts and closures before and after the implementation of Medicare part D.
PURPOSE Medicare Part D provided 3.4 million American seniors with prescription drug insurance. It may also have had an unintended effect on pharmacy viability. This study compares trends in the number of pharmacies and rate of pharmacy closures before and after the implementation of Medicare Part D. METHODS This retrospective observational study used data from National Council for Prescripti...
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The purpose of this policy brief is to provide policy makers, researchers, and stakeholders with information about the closure of rural independently owned pharmacies, including pharmacies that are the sole source of access to local pharmacy services, from 2003 through 2010. This period coincides with the implementation of two major policies related to payment for prescription medications: (1) ...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of contemporary health law and policy
دوره 21 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004