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Hear directly from Americans who have been impacted by high drug prices.

Utah | Crohn's disease

Doug's Story

My name is Doug Lusty and I was born and raised in Salt Lake City and am now a longtime resident of Kaysville, Utah. For more than half of my life, I spent my professional career as an auditor for the state.  Today, I am fully retired at 60 years of age. But retiring in […]

Maine | Arthritis, Psoriasis

Judy's Story

My name is Judy Aiken, I am 69 years old, a retired nurse, and am from Portland, Maine. I am also a patient living with psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis for over 40 years. I have taken the drug Enbrel to manage my symptoms since about 2007, along with the drug methotrexate. Enbrel has a list […]

California | Diabetes

Lionel's Story

(SPANISH BELOW) I am Lionel Mares, from Sun Valley, CA, a patient advocate speaking in honor of my late mother. As her caregiver, I witnessed first hand the impact of high drug prices on our family. My mother who unfortunately passed in April 2020, was a Type 2 diabetic patient who took medication to control […]

South Carolina | COPD

David's Story

I am David Bayne, from Conway, South Carolina, and am speaking on behalf of my family who has been affected by the high cost of prescription drugs.  My wife, Bonnie, is a patient with COPD (or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) taking TRELEGY, a tier three drug on Medicare’s formulary. Because of the high price, even […]

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Pennsylvania | disability

Melissa's Story

My name is Melissa Evans and I live in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Over the past two decades, the high prices of prescriptions have defined most decisions I make.  In 1998, when I was only 24 years old, I suffered a heart attack that changed my life. I could no longer work and struggled through the […]

Arizona | Allergies, Asthma

Brenda's Story

My name is Brenda and I am a retired Tucson police department detective and middle school science teacher. I am also a small business owner who sells specialty soaps and seasonal wreaths — in large part to help pay for the very expensive medications. I have asthma and am also allergic to both bee stings […]

Minnesota | Type 1 Diabetes

Travis' Story

I have been a Type 1 diabetic for many years. I’ve had to ration my insulin in the past due to high prices. On several occasions I starved myself and took less insulin than I was supposed to so my vial would last longer. Unfortunately, even doing that, I would run out of insulin. I […]

West Virginia | Emphysema

Cynthia's Story

I’m 60 years old, work as a contractor for a life science company, and live with emphysema. Over the past few years, the cost for my inhaler has ranged by hundreds of dollars depending on my insurance plan. Lower drug prices for long-acting inhalers would bring peace of mind to me and countless other patients across […]