Mastodawn

"Texas has grappled with pharmacy closures over the past decade. Sixty percent of Texas counties did not have a pharmacy in 2023. In 2025, more than 4.3 million Texans lived in pharmacy deserts, meaning they must travel farther to reach a pharmacy than a supermarket. And one pharmacy closes each week in Texas, according to the Texas Pharmacy Association."

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/26/rural-texas-pharmacies-benefit-managers-strategies-stay-afloat/

#healthcare #pharmacies #PBM #RuralHealth #texas

Forced to sell medications at a loss, rural Texas pharmacies seek new survival tactics

Independent rural pharmacists are starting other businesses or selling baby shower gifts to keep their stores operating. Pharmacy deserts affect 4 million Texans.

The Texas Tribune

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Dave Mar 7

I'd almost completely forgotten about the existence of "Play By Mail" games, but apparently they were big enough to warrant as much coverage as consoles. The "It's a Crime" ad feels like it was everywhere in the late 80s. And Wayne might be the most 80s dude imaginable.

I seem to remember being deeply intrigued by them. But then I got in with a DnD/Warhammer group and probably saved myself a tonne of money in postage.

#PBM #PlayByMail

tanya tussing Feb 23

"When you make enough money, you get to write the laws."

Funny, yet depressing, 3 min video about how #PBM s raise #drug prices:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_khH6pZnHCM

#Economics #PoliEcon #Inflation

The Middlemen of Healthcare

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Radio_Azureus Feb 18

Current tides in Rio SR in PBM SR SA

#Tides #Rio #Luna #magnetism #gravity #river #SR #SA #PBM #H2O #agua #water #Physics

https://nl.tideschart.com/Suriname/Paramaribo/Weekly/

Tilobyte Feb 9

Im Artikel "Play by Mail und Play by Modem" wurde u.a. das Spiel "Ashes of Empire" für den C64 erwähnt. Ich suche weiter Informationen und eine Bezugsmöglichkeit.
https://www.64er-magazin.de/8509/play.html
#c64 #retrocomputing #64er #PBM #Postspiel

Play by Mail und Play by Modem | 64'er Magazin

Burak Gürsoy Jan 12

If the seller is not an AV shop, likely they are clueless on how to ship a large (even a small) #CRT but this seems to be a good advice especially for a #Sony #PBM / #BVM

https://crtdatabase.com/faq/packing-pvms-for-shipping

Packing PVMs for Shipping | CRT Database

The advice for shipping varies depending on the size, shape, and weight. Table of Contents 8" PVMs 13" PVMs Sony PVMs with Plastic Back Panels Other brands with metal backs or otherwise structurally-sound backs (i.e. no plastic rivets) 20" and larger PVMs

Bahdlex Nov 3

🎤 #BurnaBoy : “I Converted from #Christianity to #Islam” 🌙✝️

#Afrobeat #superstar, #BurnaBoy, has opened up about his personal struggles with #Religion and #Faith.
In a recent #chat with #PBM, he revealed that he was #born into a #Christianfamily but later converted #bahdlex