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Approximately 13 percent of counties had more than half their population living in an area facing a pharmacy shortage last year, according to the National Community Pharmacists. The new data coincides with the NCPA and USC’s launch of the first public mapping tool tracking pharmacy shortage areas and closures over time by state, county and congressional district. AAPP, other pharmacy groups and academics warn that the closures, sometimes the only points of personalized care in communities, could make it more difficult to manage chronic disease, access vaccinations and strain the pharmacy profession.

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AAPP joined more than 450 organizations in pushing congressional leaders to reinstate lapsed telehealth flexibilities for the long term. Lawmakers have been providing temporary extensions to telehealth policies that, among other flexibilities, allow Medicare beneficiaries to receive medical care in their homes. The policies started during the Covid-19 pandemic, and Congress continued them but never made them permanent. “This cycle of temporary fixes has resulted in patients and providers facing continued disruptions in care,” the groups, co-led by the Alliance for Connected Care, wrote to House and Senate leaders.

AAPP members Andrew Hean, PharmD, APh, BCPS, BCPP, and Winter Roth, PharmD, BCPP, authored this article in the Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.