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A pharmacist fills out paperwork behind a counter that's next to a shelf full of vitamins and medicines.

Rural pharmacies continue to close as legislature takes another look at regulation

The closure of one of two pharmacies in Milton-Freewater is part of an ongoing trend that’s seeing pharmacy chains pull out of rural Oregon. That leaves independent pharmacies. But they too are shrinking in Oregon, a fact they blame on an obscure link in the pharmaceutical supply chain: pharmacy benefit managers.





Legacy, Regence rate dispute heats up

Legacy went public with the dispute Tuesday with a statement indicating its contract with the large insurer would terminate on March 31 if the two can’t reach an agreement. That would mean Oregonians insured by Regence could no longer receive services at Legacy without out-of-pocket costs, except for emergency care.



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