Our Stories

My name is Grace Shults, I am 23 years old, and I am from Columbus, Ohio.  My story with high prescription drug costs started when I was just a teenager in high school. I had gotten really sick all of sudden and went undiagnosed for years, which only until later revealed I had Lyme disease […]

My name is Henry Kracker, an 84 year old from Mansfield, Ohio. I am a retired children’s services agency director, living with diabetes for about 35 years and ATTR amyloidosis since July 2021, a rare progressive disease characterized by abnormal buildup of amyloid deposits in the body’s organs and tissues.  I take a range of […]

(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 […]

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 […]