Rite Aid Is Shutting Down Stores Across Pennsylvania — Adding Strain to a State that’s Already Lost Hundreds of Pharmacies in Recent Years.

Pharmacies are disappearing across Pennsylvania as operators blame a broken payment system

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Hundreds of pharmacies across Pennsylvania have gone out of business in recent years, data obtained by Spotlight PA show, and pharmacists say legislation passed last year to help isn’t doing enough to stave o…

Rite Aid is shutting down stores across Pennsylvania — adding strain to a state that’s already lost hundreds of pharmacies in recent years.

HARRISBURG — Hundreds of pharmacies across Pennsylvania have gone out of business in recent years, data obtained by Spotlight PA show, and pharmacists say legislation passed last year to help isn’t doing enough to stave off more closures. The problem, pharmacists and their advocates say, boils down to how much pharmacies are paid for their work and the medications they provide. The reimbursements offered through insurance plans frequently don't …

Pharmacies are Disappearing Across Pennsylvania as Operators Blame a Broken Payment System

Pharmacists say insurance reimbursements fail to cover their costs. They say a new law isn’t enough to reverse the trend. By Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Ed Mahon / Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Hundreds of pharmacies across P…

As Pharmacies Close In PA, Operators Blame Broken Payment System

Pharmacists say insurance reimbursements fail to cover their costs. They say a new law isn't enough to reverse the trend.

Pharmacies are disappearing; operators blame a broken payment system

HARRISBURG — Hundreds of pharmacies across Pennsylvania have gone out of business in recent years, data obtained by Spotlight PA show, and pharmacists say legislation passed last year to help isn’t doing enough to stave off more closures.