“I never really had to think about drug prices until I started having seizures. A year later, I have a diagnosis of partial-complex epilepsy and I have to take my medication twice a day, every day. Without insurance it would cost me $600 a month to live a seizure-free life, but even with insurance, my costs recently went up to $150 a month. As a young professional and newlywed with student debt, paying for my medication means sacrificing other things — like my medical bills, or saving money for my future family.”
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The prescription drug pricing system in the U.S. is rigged against patients. We are fighting to change that.
Patients For Affordable Drugs will collect patient stories and amplify the voices of patients to make policymakers understand the heavy toll of high priced drugs.
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