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Kroger-Albertson merger could harm Oregon pharmacy access

With rural access to health care and pharmacies a hot topic, a national deal is getting closer scrutiny from the state’s relatively new health care merger review program
September 7, 2023
 
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A Fred Meyer store in Tigard, Oregon. Kroger owns the Fred Meyer brand. | TADA IMAGES/SHUTTERSTOCK

Grocery giant Kroger could be poised to take control of nearly a third of Oregon’s retail prescription drug market if it successfully pur