Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/10/22/drugstore-close-pharmacy-deserts/
Can we please stop with the “desert” designation in areas that are frankly and chronically discriminated against? Economics and the free market dictate business; we need local policy that mandates community resources for everyone, no matter where you live!
“According to our estimates, about one in four neighborhoods are pharmacy deserts across the country,” said Dima Qato, an associate professor at the University of Southern California who studies pharmacy access and health equity. “These closures are disproportionately affecting communities that need pharmacies most.”