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

Iowa | Crohn's Disease

Jacquie's Story

My name is Jacquie and I am a full-time graphic designer and marketing manager currently living in Waterloo, Iowa. In 2011, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. The stress of the cost of my treatment has impacted my life in ways that I could never imagine. I am on multiple medications to treat my disease, […]

Minnesota | Type 1 Diabetes

Travis' Story

My name is Travis Paulson and I am from Eveleth, Minnesota.  I have been a Type 1 diabetic for many years, but affording insulin wasn’t that difficult as a child –– it was about $8 a vial. The problems came when I was in my late twenties and early thirties. I was working in finance […]

Missouri | Type 1 Diabetes

Hattie's Story

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2013, when I was 16 years old. In 2017, my family went on a new insurance plan and my insulin copay suddenly skyrocketed to $550. At that time, I was 19 and paying my own college tuition. It was amazing, really, that my insulin would cost me […]