Rite Aid’s plan to close more stores as part of its bankruptcy process raises concern about how that might hurt access to medicine and care
A Rite Aid sign stands in front of one of the drugstore's locations in Pittsburgh on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. . The drugstore chain said late Sunday, Oct. 15, that its voluntary Chapter 11 process will allow it to speed up its plan to close underperforming stores. could hurt access to medicine and care, particularly in some majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods and in rural areas, experts say.
“They tend to close in these neighborhoods regardless of whether or not there is another pharmacy nearby,” Qato said. Closings can create so-called “pharmacy deserts,” or neighborhoods without easy access to a drugstore. That can be poor neighborhoods where residents are less likely to own cars and a drugstore is more than half a mile away. It also refers to rural areas where drugstores may be miles away.
She noted that patients who lose drugstore access are less likely to stay on their regular prescriptions, and that can affect their health.laying out its plan that it"will make every effort to ensure our customers have access to health services, whether at another Rite Aid or another nearby pharmacy."
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