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My Pharmacy. My Choice. My Voice.
Community Town Hall
June 23, 2026
Boswell, Pennsylvania
Martella's Pharmacies owner Jackie Martella greeting attending legislators
(photo credit: Ben Samkavitz for Pharmacists United for Truth & Transparency)
My Pharmacy My Choice My Voice Community Town Hall - speakers Jackie Martella, Dr Zane Gates and County Commissioner Pam Tokar-Ickes
(photo credit: Ben Samkavitz for Pharmacists United for Truth & Transparency)
Martella's Pharmacy staff speaking with patients attending the Community Town Hall
(photo credit: Ben Samkavitz for Pharmacists United for Truth & Transparency)
PA Community Town Hall tent with speakers Mark Cuban (virtual), Jackie Martella RPh, Dr Zane Gates, County Commissioner Pam Tokar-Ickes, and moderator Monique Whitney
(photo credit: Ben Samkavitz for Pharmacists United for Truth & Transparency)
Pharmacists United for Truth & Transparency Executive Director Monique Whitney speaking with a patient attending the Community Town Hall in Boswell, PA
(photo credit: Ben Samkavitz for Pharmacists United for Truth & Transparency)
Somerset County Commissioner Pam Tokar-Ickes speaking with a resident at the June 23rd Community Town Hall
(photo credit: Ben Samkavitz for Pharmacists United for Truth & Transparency)
Rural Pennsylvania community members attending the My Pharmacy My Choice My Voice Town Hall in Boswell, PA
(photo credit: Ben Samkavitz for Pharmacists United for Truth & Transparency)
Local internal medicine docter Zane Gates speaking on the My Pharmacy My Choice My Voice Town Hall panel
(photo credit: Ben Samkavitz for Pharmacists United for Truth & Transparency)
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Making an Impact
Mark Cuban on patients' ability to make an impact when it comes to healthcare reform.
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Commmunity Town Hall | Boswell, PA
June 23, 2026
The Effect of Local Pharmacies
Jackie Martella, RPh and Dr Zane Gates on why independent pharmacies and physicians are so critical in rural communities
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Community Town Hall | Boswell, PA
June 23, 2026
Independent Pharmacies are Small Businesses
Somerset County Commissioner Pam Tokar-Ickes on the importance of small businesses - especially independent pharmacies - in rural communities.
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Community Town Hall | Boswell, PA
June 23, 2026
Middlemen Have No Place in Healthcare
Dr. Zane Gates speaks about the origins of health insurance, and why middlemen have no place in healthcare
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Community Town Hall | Boswell, PA
June 23, 2026
Our Current Healthcare System and Its Effects on the Economy
PUTT Executive Director Monique Whitney speaks to the havoc wreaked on the economy by vertically integrated healthcare
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Community Town Hall | Boswell, PA
June 23, 2026
Patients are More Than Just a Number
A local Boswell pharmacist shares her unique view on why independent pharmacies are better for patients
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Community Town Hall | Boswell, PA
June 23, 2026