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Board of Pharmacy considers fee waivers and other steps to address growing pharmacy deserts, blames payer practices for closures
Summary
Legislators questioned the board about pharmacy closures and access gaps. The board said it will seek statutory authority to waive fees for pharmacies that remain open in underserved areas and highlighted payer reimbursement practices as a major cause of closures.
Lawmakers pressed the California State Board of Pharmacy on pharmacy closures and growing "pharmacy deserts" during the joint sunset review. Assemblymember (Doctor) Jackson asked whether the board tracks shortages and what interventions it plans.
Seung Oh, president of the board, said one option under discussion is a targeted fee waiver program. "One area…
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