Pharmacies in Rural Texas

Pharmacies are a fundamental part of our healthcare system, providing access to medications that help us manage chronic and acute disease. But, in rural communities, barriers to pharmacy access and affordability mirror challenges found in other parts of our rural health system. How do rural communities get medicine? Watch this deep dive into the world of rural pharmacies, looking at three distinct perspectives:

• Medicaid Pharmacy in Focus: new research from Episcopal Health Foundation and Treaty Oak Strategies on the state of Medicaid pharmacies in Texas.
• St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy: an innovative partnership network led by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of North Texas, bringing together charitable and freestanding clinics throughout Texas to fulfill and distribute prescriptions in hard-to-reach areas through their centralized charitable pharmacy.
• The View from Rural Pharmacists: perspectives on operating an independent pharmacy in a rural community from Benjamin McNabb, owner of Love Oak Pharmacy in Eastland, Texas.