Community Pharmacists Face Unfair Requirement (Rep. Marion Berry)
In rural areas, including many small towns across Arkansas, community pharmacists are often the only medical professionals available who can supply vital durable medical equipment like diabetic testing supplies and wheelchairs to their patients. The current law threatens the ability of patients to get the supplies and care they need to stay healthy.
Our country’s healthcare system is broken. Individuals who are sick should never be denied care because of circumstances like ability to pay or type of insurance. This bill will not solve our healthcare crisis, but it is one step in the right direction that will help a group of people get the supplies and care they would not be able to receive without their local community pharmacist.
Congressman Marion Berry is the only former pharmacist currently serving in Congress.