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In White House vaccine distribution push, some rural areas fear being left behind

In White House vaccine distribution push, some rural areas fear being left behind Shannon Pettypiece © Hannah Beier Image: Julia Gadsby, who has lupus, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (Hannah Beier / Reuters) WASHINGTON Each Friday afternoon for more than two months the staff at the Heart of Texas Healthcare System in the rural town of Brady, Texas have rehearsed what they will do when their first doses of Covid-19 vaccine arrive. They have the space at the town civic center ready to go, a plan for how they will let the public know when they can sign up for an appointment, and staff trained to dole out the shots. Yet each week they put in their request for 500 doses from the state and each week, just as with other rural hospitals across West Texas, the doses never arrive.

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Just despicable : Small pharmacies struggle to get reimbursed for giving Covid vaccinations

Just despicable : Small pharmacies struggle to get reimbursed for giving Covid vaccinations Phil McCausland © Provided by NBC News Pharmacists may be on the front line of Covid-19 vaccination distribution, but they feel increasingly like an afterthought when they try to get paid for it. A common complaint among community pharmacists is that they are sapped physically, mentally and financially by hours of paperwork, piles of rejected claims and unceasing billing audits just to receive some level of payment for administering vaccines. And it’s a problem that could push some of these small businesses to the brink financially. Every week, Chris Antypas said he and his staff at Asti s South Hills Pharmacy in Pittsburgh are making the same calculation as many other mom and pop pharmacists: Though they have inoculated thousands quickly and effectively, can the business afford to continue?

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