USPS cash crunch threatens rural prescription deliveries as Amazon trims mail
Postmaster General warns USPS could run out of cash in less than a year without congressional action, risking mail service and prescription deliveries. Amazon plans to cut the volume it ships through USPS by up to two-thirds by September after negotiations collapsed. Lawmakers debate fixes—higher stamp prices, fewer delivery days, closing post offices, or increased federal support—but any solution is likely to impact rural areas that rely on mail-order medications; the problem is seen as structural, not just cyclical, requiring congressional action to stabilize funding.
