Why Pa. pharmacies keep closing and how lawmakers want to slow the trend, explained in 7 stats

HARRISBURG — Since July, Spotlight PA has written several stories about hundreds of pharmacy closures across Pennsylvania and how they force patients to travel further, wait longer, or simply go without medications they rely on.

One reason our news organization has continued reporting on the issue is the reaction we’ve received from so many people across the state. About 30 readers reached out after our initial story, many describing their own problems.