Post by Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator

Large chain pharmacies have closed nearly half of their retail stores in New York City since 2019, leaving a million square feet of empty retail space and blighted storefronts while leaving residents with fewer options, higher prices, and less access to healthcare services. A new report from Joel Dodge and Dana Brown proposes “CityRx,” a system of public pharmacies for New York City, which would combine a “public option” for pharmacies with support for independent pharmacies to restore and improve access to pharmacy services for all New Yorkers. Read more about the proposal in The City Reporter: https://lnkd.in/eytgn6ce