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Pharmacists must directly supervise dispensing. Many hospitals use a central-fill pharmacy where the prescriptions are filled for many hospitals. The problem w
by alphabettsy 9y ago
Pharmacists must directly supervise dispensing. Many hospitals use a central-fill pharmacy where the prescriptions are filled for many hospitals.
The problem with these mergers is they allow health plans that further disadvantage other pharmacies or providers. Once those other options are eliminated we’ll see prices rise. Do people actually want the Home Depot’s of healthcare rather than the equivalent of the local hardware store? We’ll see I guess.
- mywittyname 9y agoOptical insurance has been like this for a long time. For example, EyeMed is owned by Luxottica, who owns the majority of eye wear retailers in the USA. Evidence suggests that they've used their monopoly to artificially inflate prices quite dramatically.