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Whole Health is the only independent pharmacy on Cape Cod, an increasingly rare type of business that a study released last month indicates has been facing an uphill fight in a David vs. Goliath battle.
The study by the Massachusetts Independent Pharmacists Association concluded that reimbursement to the state s independent pharmacies was inadequate. Loopholes in the overall Massachusetts Managed Care Program, mandatory steering of customers to mail-order specialty pharmacies, low dispensing fees and retroactive discounts have put independent pharmacies in a financial bind, according to the study.
Furthermore, it found that taxpayers were overcharged an estimated $25 million for MassHealth Managed Care claims from 2018-19.
WELLFLEET Shellfish Constable Nancy Civetta was dressed in layers on a recent Saturday at the Wellfleet Town Pier. Her head was covered in a hood, her face was masked and her hands were gloved as the wind whipped off the harbor.
She was inspecting product for the shellfish farmers market that she helped initiate this past winter. Bags of razor clams, little necks, cherrystones and oysters were gathered in tubs in a refrigerated van. Civetta had to give her approval before they were passed out to more than 100 customers waiting patiently in line in their cars.
Civetta has been the town’s shellfish constable for only 3½ years. So, when the Massachusetts Shellfish Officers Association recently announced her selection as Shellfish Constable of the Year for 2021, she said, she was surprised and humbled.
Since March 2020, 462 people with COVID-19 on Cape Cod have died, state officials reported.
The state s daily report on Monday said that Massachusetts had 481 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 16 on the Cape and Islands.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 648,249 confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide.
There were no new deaths reported in Dukes and Nantucket counties. There have been a total of five deaths between the two counties since March 2020.
Barnstable County on Cape Cod had 13 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus Monday for a total of 13,586 since last March.
Dukes County on Martha s Vineyard had three new cases Monday for a total of 1,281 to date. Nantucket County, which has had 1,495 coronavirus cases, had no new cases reported Monday.
The Wellfleet Select Board voted this week to reschedule both the town meeting and the upcoming town election.
The town meeting will now be held June 26 with possible rain dates of June 27, 28 and 29. The town election has been postponed to June 30.
The town meeting was originally set for June 5, but the board said that the budget for Fiscal Year 2022, as well as the town meeting warrant, still need to be finalized.
The rescheduling also affords the Select Board more time to prepare for the meeting and the election after parting ways with Town Administrator Maria Broadbent, whose last day is Friday. On Tuesday, the Select Board appointed Wellfleet fire Chief Richard Pauley as acting town administrator.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 641,211 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state.
There were no new deaths caused by COVID-19 reported in Barnstable County on Monday. Since March 2020, 461 people with COVID-19 on Cape Cod have died.
There were no new deaths reported in Dukes and Nantucket counties. The state reported a total of five deaths between the two counties since March 2020.
Barnstable County on Cape Cod had 17 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus Saturday for a total of 13,434 since last March.
Dukes County on Martha s Vineyard had 10 new cases Monday for a total of 1,245 to date. Nantucket County, which has had 1,474 coronavirus cases, had three new cases reported Monday.