内容摘要：So, how will this plan work, who’s behind it and why are aid groups pushing back?

So, how will this plan work, who’s behind it and why are aid groups pushing back?

Lachandretta “LaLa” Williams reaches for a pill bottle at MAC Pharmacy in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)Lachandretta “LaLa” Williams reaches for a pill bottle at MAC Pharmacy in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

The big drugstore chains still have thousands of locations, and the AP’s analysis counted more than 24,000 independent pharmacies. But drugstores routinely close because they aren’t doing well or the population has dropped — and the pace of closures is picking up.CVS said in 2021 that it planned to close 900 stores over three years; more than 600 already have shuttered. Rite Aid is expected to close hundreds as it works throughAcross the U.S., more than 7,000 pharmacies have closed since 2019, according to data from University of Pittsburgh researcher Lucas Berenbrok, who considers that estimate conservative. Of those pharmacies, 54% were independent drugstores, an AP analysis of Berenbrok’s data found.

“I think what (drugstores) have realized in the past couple years is that they are a little thinly spread out,” said Keonhee Kim, an analyst at the research firm Morningstar.Prakash Patel, owner and pharmacist, foreground, works at Bert’s Pharmacy in Elizabeth, N.J. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Prakash Patel, owner and pharmacist, foreground, works at Bert’s Pharmacy in Elizabeth, N.J. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Blame the closings on problems like sliding revenue and rising expenses. For years, the reimbursement that drugstores receive for filling most prescriptions has shrunk while things like utilities and employee pay continue to climb.. “I think that does put us in a good position. You know those games can be emotionally draining. We’re not drained. ... You know, we’ve got as good a chance as they do.”

Florida wrapped up the East in five games over Carolina to get to its. The Panthers won the first three games against Edmonton last year, then finished it off with a

after the Oilers forced a Game 7.That was the first Stanley Cup Final for the Oilers since 2006, their only other one since the franchise’s five titles in a seven-season span from 1984-90.