Building on the 2025 National Academies Pharmacy Workshop: Pharmacy Deserts in the United States

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Describes pharmacy access in the United States, including discussions of "pharmacy desert" definitions by rurality, drivers of recent pharmacy desert trends, and the impact of pharmacy deserts on health outcomes. Highlights potential policy strategies for addressing pharmacy deserts with focus on the pharmacy workforce, reimbursement and payment models, new technologies, and service delivery models.

Lucas A. Berenbrok, Delesha Carpenter, Teresa M. Salgado, et al.

Health Affairs Scholar, 4(10)

10/2026

Access · Health disparities · Health workforce supply and demand · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Pharmacy workforce · Policy · Reimbursement and payment models · Service delivery models · Technology for health and human services