Accountability

Pharmacists, patients are stuck in the middle of a profit-before-all-else pharmacy racket

Abstract: Intense financial pressure combined with the volume-based reimbursement that drive the constant push for more pills are compromising patient care and pharmacist well-being.

Publication: STAT

Date Published: February 24, 2020

Author(s): Scott Knoer

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