I live at the mercy of drug prices.
I find this terrifying, personally, and unjust for all people who have survived organ transplantation only to live with the constant risk of being unable to afford expensive drugs they need to keep them alive.
I find this terrifying, personally, and unjust for all people who have survived organ transplantation only to live with the constant risk of being unable to afford expensive drugs they need to keep them alive.
But this isn’t a board game. Vertex has a real-life monopoly on expensive CF drugs, and the next iteration could keep my daughter out of the hospital so she can continue her studies and pursue her dressage dreams.
Business as usual imperils public good; patients call for reforms to prevent pandemic profiteering.
As COVID-19 ground the U.S. economy to a halt, one sector has remained invigorated by the promise of huge profits: Wall Street.
Gerald Posner is an attorney, author, and award-winning investigative journalist. His latest book is Pharma: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America.
Something they don’t tell you when you’re diagnosed: You may not be able to pay for your treatment.
The uninsured are often not eligible for help. That makes zero sense –– that’s who needs help the most.
This is financially stressful by itself, but remember that Lana is fighting the stress and anxiety of multiple myeloma as well.
Patients For Affordable Drugs is the only independent national patient organization focused exclusively on achieving policy changes to lower the price of prescription drugs.