From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Lawmakers in Harrisburg have the power to do something about out-of-control prescription drug prices. Send a note to your Senator in Harrisburg at https://pahealth.salsalabs.org/fairrxpaaction/index.html asking them to take action on Rx drug costs by supporting … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): Democrats are on the verge of lowering prescription drug prices. But Republicans are working hand in hand with Big Pharma to try to block the bill and keep drug prices high. Republicans are bragging about … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/07/20/big-pharma-has-raised-drug-prices-1186-times-year-analysis-shows “We must put an end to drug corporations’ unfettered ability to dictate prices at the expense of patients.” JAKE JOHNSON July 20, 2022 The U.S. pharmaceutical industry exercised its virtually unlimited pricing power to hike costs for patients … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/26/put-patients-first-70-groups-push-senate-act-sky-high-drug-prices “After years of promises to lower the prices of prescription drugs, voters are demanding elected officials follow through.” JAKE JOHNSON April 26, 2022 A coalition of more than 70 groups representing patients, healthcare workers, unions, and others launched … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Seniors have been hardest-hit by the pandemic, first dying at the highest rates, now struggling to make ends meet on fixed incomes while corporate greed drives up prices. Congress must take action right … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): “Before I had Medicaid, I went into a coma about once a month because I am on insulin. I have many complications as a result of going years without healthcare. Now I never go into comas. … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Prescription drug prices were already outrageous, but in the first month of 2022 alone, the prices of 804 medications have already gone up by an average of 5%. Meanwhile, Big Pharma is raking … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): This is outrageous. Families in PA are already struggling with rising prices and strained family budgets, but Big Pharma is raising the price of life-saving medications, again. This month alone, Big Pharma has … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): The House-passed Build Back Better Act (BBBA) will fight inflation over the long run, not fuel it as Republicans claim. It will help working families struggling today with higher gas prices and grocery bills … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Bad news. The PA Senate in Harrisburg has wrapped up for the year, and they left without doing anything to lower the cost of prescription drugs. While they delay, families are still having to choose between the … Continued