Many pharmacies cannot fill RXs

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A month into the new Family Health Insurance plan (SFS), many pharmacies located in the more densely populated areas of Santo Domingo still can't fill the prescriptions issued by the HMOs under the Single Prescription (Receta Unica) issued by the SFS. However, pharmacies located in the more prosperous areas of Santo Domingo are able to fill the RXs with little problem. Hoy reporter Amarilis Castro went around the city trying to get service under the new guidelines and found that only one in six pharmacies in the poorer areas were able to fill prescriptions under the new rules. According to the managers or owners of the non-cooperating pharmacies, they are trying to register with the HMOs in order to get certified and able to fill the prescriptions under the new rules. There were some complaints that the HMOs only registered pharmacies belonging to big chains, and were leaving the little guys out. However, the reporter indicated that it might be the process that is preventing more pharmacies from entering the plan. First there is a process handled by Public Health; then documentation is needed by the HMOs and then all of this is put together to determine whether the pharmacy qualifies for affiliation.

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