OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF OLDER AMERICANS BELIEVE CONGRESS SHOULD ENSURE PATIENT ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES FROM PHARMACISTS
H.R. 7213 would ensure patient access to essential care and services by pharmacists, often the most accessible points of healthcare in communities.
WHAT POLICYMAKERS & ADVOCATES HAVE TO SAY
Pharmacists and representatives from diverse organizations share their perspectives on the critical need for H.R. 7213 to ensure seniors can continue to access essential pandemic and other related health services from pharmacists.
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.