The week in prescription drug pricing: what moved, what it means for patients, and what comes next.
A greedy drug company CEO incites a mass cringe. States keep pushing for change. And a Big Pharma CEO’s political ads play fast and loose with the facts.
News Sep 9, 2018Crazy rich drug companies. DIY hospital drugs. A California Congresswoman in Big Pharma’s pocket.
News Sep 1, 2018It’s Labor Day weekend, so you’re probably grilling and thinking about how Delaware outlawed gag clauses. Also, the Midterms are quickly becoming a referendum on drug prices.
News Aug 27, 2018A dying patient records a message to a drug company CEO. Pharma middlemen royally rip us off. States revolt over drug costs.
News Aug 20, 2018A young man with diabetes loses his life to pharmaceutical greed. The EpiPen gets a generic in the midst of a frightening shortage.
News Aug 8, 2018Patients are speaking up about how Bob Hugin’s decision to double the price of a lifesaving cancer drug resulted in debt, bankruptcy, and financial pain for middle class families.
News Aug 6, 2018“Justice Dept. Investigating Claims That Drug Companies Funded Terrorism in Iraq.” That’s an actual headline in The New York Times this week.
News Jul 30, 2018Big Pharma CEOs are flush with cash. A bill that would help patients afford medicine clears a key hurdle. A mother’s desperation to afford her daughter’s insulin goes viral.
News Jul 23, 2018My name is Erika Garnto. I’m 48 years old and I’m from Highland Lakes, NJ. I’ve had two bouts of breast cancer; I was diagnosed the first time five years ago, and again more recently late last summer.
News Jul 23, 2018Temporary price freezes do not help patients afford drugs. A courageous woman wears a wire and exposes drug company corruption.
