|Articles|April 5, 2004

Medicare Rx benefit threatens independent pharmacy

The Medicare Rx drug benefit could slash independent pharmacies' gross margins by 8%, sending them over the edge of unprofitability, according to industry analyst Arthur Flynn.

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