MORE THAN 100 ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO COMBAT COVID-19 & IMPROVE PATIENT ACCESS TO PHARMACIST CARE
H.R. 7213 would ensure patient access to essential care and services by pharmacists, often the most accessible points of healthcare in communities.
Pharmacists: An accessible source of care across the country.
9 in 10
Americans live within 5 miles of a pharamcy.
ACCESSIBLE
Nine in ten Americans live within five miles of a pharmacy, making pharmacists the most accessible health care professionals in the country.
EQUITABLE
Medically underserved communities have insufficient access to health care and services. These Americans rely on pharmacists to stay safe and healthy.
RELIABLE
Patients visit their community pharmacist approximately twice as frequently as they visit primary care physicians and interact more with their pharmacist than with any other healthcare provider.