J.D. Power’s: best chain pharmacy:locally owned franchisor Good Neighbor Pharmacies

Appetite grows for mail-order pharmacies: Study https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/appetite-grows-for-mail-order-pharmacies-study.html Patients are becoming less satisfied with physical pharmacies as popularity rises for online and mail-order services, according to J.D. Power’s 16th annual U.S. Pharmacy Study. Compared to the company’s 2023 study, customer satisfaction with mail-order pharmacies saw a six-point increase (on a 1,000-point scale). Chain drugstores, meanwhile, received […]

I asked www.perplexity.ai: What was the average prescription price in 1970 as compared to the average prescription price today and the percentage of generics of all Rxs for both time frames

My experience of average Rx prices back in the late 1960s and early 1970s makes me question this AI’s stated average Rx price in 1970. Back in the summer of 1967, I was working as a pharmacy student for a small local/regional chain pharmacy. I got assigned the task of calculating the average Rx cost/retail […]

7 payers exiting Medicare Advantage markets in 2025

7 payers exiting Medicare Advantage markets in 2025 https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/5-payers-exiting-medicare-advantage-markets-in-2025.html Seven insurers are exiting Medicare Advantage markets in 2025, a number that is likely to grow in the fall. There are 3,959 Medicare Advantage plans available nationwide in 2024. The average number of plans available to beneficiaries is 43, unchanged from 2023.  Seven insurers exiting Medicare […]

No one is above the law: except those in charge of enforcing our laws

Have President Roosevelt was re-elected for his FOURTH TERM, Congress imposed term limits on our Presidents.  How President Biden wants term limits of 18 yrs on the SCOTUS. Who has Congress never considered imposing term limits on? – CONGRESS THEMSELVES. Just look at how many members of Congress are in their 80’s!  Airline pilots MUST […]

I asked www.perplexity.ai: Impact of CDC Opioid Dosing Guidelines on Chronic Pain Management

All one has to look at to get the validity of the overall answer from this AI chat is the 5 citations at the bottom of the text. FOUR were from the CDC and ONE from the Medical Board of CALF. Many consider healthcare a HUMAN RIGHT, so the “so-called experts” that put the two […]