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Patients For Affordable Drugs Continues Fight Against Big Pharma’s Attempts To Undermine Medicare Drug Price Negotiation In Landmark Case: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP et al. v. Becerra et al. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today marked an important moment in the battle for affordable prescription drugs as oral arguments were presented in the case of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP […]
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Moderna, BioNTech And Pfizer Took Interest Only After The Key Discovery Funded By U.S. Taxpayers Through NIH Patients And All Americans Should Be Getting A Better Deal On Vaccines They Paid To Make Possible WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following statement was issued by David Mitchell, a cancer patient and founder of Patients For Affordable Drugs […]
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Report Update Reveals Drug Industry Funding And Control Of Groups Purporting To Represent Patients
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new report update of P4AD’s research into drug industry influence – Hiding In Plain Sight – documents the structure and conduct of three organizations that have garnered increased attention recently purporting to represent the interests of patients, but which in reality serve the interests of those who profit from prescription drugs. […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new report by Patients For Affordable Drugs (P4AD) released today unpacks the burden of high priced cancer drugs on patients and details the powerful, positive impact the Inflation Reduction Act will have in the coming years. The report includes new findings on the amount of money saved by traditional Medicare enrollees […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following statement was issued by Merith Basey, executive director of Patients For Affordable Drugs, in response to Eli Lilly and Company’s announcement to lower some of the company’s insulin prices by 70% and cap out-of-pocket costs at $35 per month: “Eli Lilly’s new insulin prices and caps will deliver long-awaited relief […]
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ICYMI: Q&A With P4AD’s Executive Director Merith Basey
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Merith Basey, P4AD’s new executive director, fielded questions from P4AD’s patient community in a virtual Q&A yesterday. The forum was moderated by New Jersey patient advocate Lisa Ann Wetzel-Trainor, who lives with PTSD, fibromyalgia, and ADHD, and has been a strong advocate with P4AD for years. Over the past few weeks, patient advocates in 34 states submitted over […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following statement was issued by David Mitchell, a cancer patient and founder and president of Patients For Affordable Drugs, in response to the pricing of Relyvrio following the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the drug combination to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): “The price of the newly approved drug combination […]
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Merith Basey Named Executive Director Of Patients For Affordable Drugs
In The Third Year Of The Pandemic And As Americans Grapple With Record Inflation, Big Pharma Continues To Raise Prices And Exploit Patients WASHINGTON, D.C. — Merith Basey, MSc, has been named executive director of the bipartisan advocacy organization, Patients For Affordable Drugs and its sister organization Patients For Affordable Drugs Now. Basey arrives at […]