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I want pharmaceutical companies to remember the people who are using and paying for their medications.

It is time for pharmaceutical companies to make drugs affordable rather than spending frivolously or hoarding money for the executives.

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.

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.