Re: “What the loss of downtown Seattle’s last Bartell Drugs says about the chain’s decline” [Dec. 15, Business]:
It doesn’t take a lot to comprehend that there’s a pharmacy-access disaster on this group. Each week we hear in regards to the closing of one other Bartell Medication. There may be now no Bartell drugstore within the downtown space of Seattle, solely Walgreens and CVS, and each of these are having points with their pharmacists. The road ready for prescriptions on the Bartell’s on prime of Queen Anne has been getting very lengthy.
Dwelling supply is an choice, however one giant Medicare Benefit plan has determined to not use Costco anymore for house supply.
Well being care decision-makers must acknowledge the disaster earlier than it grows worse. The federal authorities has acted to decrease drug costs for Medicare enrollees however, if they’ve issue getting their prescriptions stuffed, then the final hyperlink within the chain of prescription entry has been damaged.
Maureen Searle, Seattle
