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Wise Health Care Consumer Month

February 12, 2018 12:01 PM·

February is Wise Health Care Consumer Month.

The nation’s first college of pharmacy was founded in Philadelphia on this date in 1821, an appropriate anniversary to note that many health care organizations prescribe February as Wise Health Care Consumer Month. The “Rx” for Americans is to invest at least as much time in researching their health care options as they do for a new television. While prescription medication is one aspect of health care consumption, all levels of services and insurance are the elements of being a wise health care consumer.

Nationally, there are around 44,000 pharmacies and drugstores to serve the 292 million people with health insurance from private, employer or government plans. That’s 91.2 percent of the population. About 28 million people, or 8.8 percent, are uninsured.

You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online here.

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Author: Michael Benjamin is a public affairs consultant and an editorial board member at The New York Post. He is a former contributing columnist to the NY Post, City and State NY and other publications. He is a former Member of the New York State Assembly (2003-2010) and once led the Bronx Board of Elections. Since leaving office, he has appeared as a commentator on TWC NY1, Bronxnet OPEN, Good Day NY, and Al Jazeera America. His columns and blog focus on corruption, government, education, politics, redistricting, nuclear energy and race. He holds a B.A. in political science from Syracuse University.