A small e-prescription service is accusing the dominant player in the market, Surescripts, of running a monopoly, in a letter to customers obtained by POLITICO. PrescribersConnection, which connects long-term care providers and pharmacies, has been told by Surescripts that the larger company does not allow smaller-prescription aggregators to connect to
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