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Medicare Part D Preferred Pharmacy Networks And The Risk For Pharmacy Closure, 2014–23

The increasing use of pharmacy networks in Medicare Part D is contributing to the growing problem of pharmacy closures, according to new USC Schaeffer research in Health Affairs.

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