- December 20, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
It’s been a burden for some, particularly lower-income residents who rely on public transportation to get around.
“The closest pharmacy is the Walgreens in Lake Station,” Renslow said. “Health equity is a really tough issue right now.”
The problem is exacerbated because big national chains have put many smaller independent community pharmacies out of business over the years, Indiana University Northwest Associate Professor of Economics Micah Pollak said.
“In the last few decades, we’ve seen significant consolidation among retail pharmacies. Today, many cities and towns are served by only one or two national chains with few or no local pharmacies,” he said. “With both CVS and Walgreens now closing many retail locations, this creates pharmacy deserts, particularly in regions that were already under-served. Unfortunately, this forces residents to travel further for their medications, or even worse, may mean some no longer have access at all to fill their…
