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WASHINGTON, DC and LA PUENTE, CA — Every day, patients, private sector leaders, policy makers, and elected officials fight for lower drug prices on behalf of Americans struggling to afford their medication. To help spotlight their stories, Patients For Affordable Drugs is launching a new series called Price Fighting Heroes to recognize their commitment, conviction, […]
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In anticipation of the possible elimination of safe harbor exemption for drug rebates, Patients For Affordable Drugs encouraged the Trump administration to ensure that any rebate changes benefit patients, first and foremost. You can read the entire letter we sent to the Secretary of Health and Human Services below. Dear Secretary Azar, Thank you for […]
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From Her Hospital Bed, Lora Moser Pleads To Big Drug Manufacturer Vertex For Her Life
Lora Moser, a cystic fibrosis patient from Austin, Texas, needs the prescription drug Orkambi to extend her life. She hasn’t been able to take the drug in 2018 because of Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ outrageous list price of more than $300,000 a year. According to the Institute for Clinical and Economic Research, Vertex has priced the drug at […]
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Statement on CMS Medicare Advantage Policy Change
WASHINGTON, DC — In light of the news that CMS will empower Medicare Advantage plans to negotiate for Part B drugs by using step therapy, Patients For Affordable Drugs President and Founder David Mitchell issued the following statement: “I appreciate Secretary Azar’s work to curb rising drug prices. Today’s action to give Medicare Advantage plans […]
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Patients For Affordable Drugs Announces Campaign to Name The Most Hated Pharma CEO
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pharmaceutical corporations have been exploiting patients to rake in record profits, but a few companies and their CEOs stand out from the crowd in their demonstrations of greed. Patients for Affordable Drugs is turning to the American people to choose the worst of the worst. For one month, starting today, people will […]
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NEW AD: Fix the Broken System; Let Medicare Negotiate Lower Drug Prices
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump, Senator Bernie Sanders, and Americans across the country all agree: the federal government should negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs. In support of that common-sense idea, Patients for Affordable Drugs released a new digital ad to push for policy changes that let Medicare negotiate for lower drug prices. Also today, […]
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WASHINGTON, DC — Drug giant Merck’s pledge to cut prices for seven drugs and limit price hikes to no more than the rate of inflation was revealed to be little more than a PR stunt will do virtually nothing to alleviate the suffering of patients under the ever-increasing prices of Merck’s blockbuster drugs. “Merck gave […]
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Don't be fooled by drug price hike pauses
WASHINGTON, DC — In response to the announcement that Novartis is temporarily postponing price increases for five months, Ben Wakana, Executive Director of Patients For Affordable Drugs, issued the following statement: “Let’s keep reality in focus: Drug companies don’t get credit for keeping prices high. Novartis and Pfizer temporarily postponed regularly scheduled price gouging — […]