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Legislators, Board discuss pharmacy "deserts" and payer practices as closures mount
Summary
Committee members pressed the Board of Pharmacy on pharmacy closures in underserved areas and asked what tools the board is considering to preserve access, including fee waivers; board said statutory change may be required and pointed to payer practices as a root cause.
Assemblymembers pressed the Board of Pharmacy about growing "pharmacy deserts" and asked what authority the board has to stem closures that reduce patient access in parts of the state.
"What actions are you thinking about undertaking to help with addressing those things?" asked one legislator, citing the background paper's issue on pharmacy…
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