USPS says it wants to save $3 billion a year. Some rural mail delivery could get slower. - eviltoast
The U.S. Postal Service said the proposed changes would go into effect in 2025. One critic calls it a "recipe for a death spiral."

The U.S. Postal Service on Thursday said it needs to shave more costs from its operations to get into better financial shape. To do that, the postal agency wants to overhaul its delivery logistics, resulting in some customers likely seeing a slowdown in their mail delivery.

  • Wrench@lemmy.world
    7·
    3 months ago

    And also because of the ridiculousness of controlled substances, you can’t just order ahead for, say, 2 months of buffer that could negate the risk of delays.

    Because people can’t be trusted with too much medicine. Like everyone’s going to OD on cancer drugs or something if they don’t ration it out to the day.

    • kurwa@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 months ago

      I have this problem. My doctor tried to get me 2 months of my medication and the pharmacist said, “yOuR iNsUrAnCe DoEsN’t clCoVeR tHaT.” Ain’t painkillers or anything, literally my drug to keep me alive. If I wanted to OD theres a lot of easier drugs you could get without a pharmacist.

      • Wrench@lemmy.world
        2·
        3 months ago

        I have 3.5 cats on the same medication (0.5 cat is shared custody we watch sometimes). Juggling 4 prescriptions is a pain in the ass. Life would be much simpler if we could just get a Costco sized bottle of it and be good for half a year or more. For a medication that is very commonly prescribed for elderly cats.

        • kurwa@lemmy.world
          2·
          3 months ago

          I wholeheartedly agree. We could get prescribed years of medication, because the expiration date on medication isn’t even true.