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Thousands of patients can’t afford to compromise access to pharmaceutical services amid a deadly pandemic.

We don’t have much time. Our union leaders and staff received notice from Kern Medical Management Team due to funding changes being implemented by the state, two outpatient pharmacies will close. These outpatient pharmacies provide quality care and services that are unrivaled in the Bakersfield community and cannot be found in retail or other local pharmacies.

  • Delivery service programs to hospital bedsides, local health clinics, and frontline essential workers at Kern County and Kern Medical worksites. These unique delivery options streamline education, medication application, billing, and discharging processes. The med-to-bedside program is highlighted by pharmaceutical journals about its success in lowering readmission hospital rates.
  • Common sense accommodations for mental health and unhoused patients. 7-day prescriptions are available to unhoused patients to deter theft of medications in-between visits to the pharmacy. 
  • The pharmacy team leaves no stone unturned in order for patients to afford medication. Cost-saving measures include identifying discount cards or programs, reaching out to pharmacy drug representatives, filing a Treatment Authorization Request (TAR) claim, but if all else fails, a safety net program that covers medication costs as a final resort for the initial 30-day fill. 

WE MUST TAKE COLLECTIVE ACTION AGAINST CLOSURES! Send a clear message to our Kern County leaders and demand them to save our pharmacies from closures today!