Dima Qato, a licensed pharmacist and medical researcher, told the committee that the legislation would help address problems in prescription drug access that disproportionately affects low-income and rural populations. Qato said that a July 2020 study revealed that half of majority-Black neighborhoods in Chicago were considered pharmacy deserts.
Are not rural, White areas, where the local Wal-Mart is 45 minutes away, also considered a ‘pharmacy desert’ too? Except that the Black person merely needs to travel to the next neighborhood over but the rural White must travel to the next county over.
Governor of Alderaan
5 years ago
In Chicago pharmacy access means a brick through a window
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Are not rural, White areas, where the local Wal-Mart is 45 minutes away, also considered a ‘pharmacy desert’ too? Except that the Black person merely needs to travel to the next neighborhood over but the rural White must travel to the next county over.
In Chicago pharmacy access means a brick through a window