Real Stories, Real People
Patient Testimonies
My name is Sa’ra Skipper and I am a diabetes patient and advocate. I have lived with type 1 diabetes since the age of 5. My entire life with this disease has been a roller coaster. I was diagnosed at such a young age that I didn’t really know what it meant to live with […]
Patient Testimonies
The cost of medicines is absolutely bankrupting.
My name is Katherine Pepper, and I am a 57-year-old resident of Kent, Washington. I live with multiple health issues, including asthma, an autoimmune disease, diabetes, and gastroparesis. On top of dealing with the sometimes debilitating symptoms of these conditions, I am also under immense financial stress because of them. The costs of my medications […]
Patient Testimonies
These Prices are Unsustainable.
My name is Catherine Iliff — “Beatel” to friends and family — and I am a 67-year-old resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I worked as a long-term nurse for over 43 years, and I witnessed both the inspirational and devastating sides of health care. Something that struck me was the high cost of necessary procedures and […]
Patient Testimonies
LEARN MORE: What is Product Hopping?
Congress has called a hearing to examine the impact of product hopping; a loophole drug companies use to block competition and keep prices high. Samantha is a West Virginian who relies on a drug called Suboxone to stay in recovery from opioid use disorder. But it costs $800 for a 90-day supply. The manufacturer of […]
Patient Testimonies
High drug prices make life unbearable.
My name is Anil Kadam and I am a 64-year-old husband and father from Laurel, Maryland. I retired a few years ago, and I try to spend as much time as I can with my wife and my family, as well as on my hobbies, which include working with the HAM radio. I wish I […]
Patient Testimonies
AbbVie is making billions on the backs of patients.
My name is Ashley Krege. I am 35 years old and I live in Houston, TX. I am also one of the thousands of Americans who took the world’s top-selling drug, Humira. I took Humira to treat a chronic autoimmune condition called psoriasis, which causes pain and inflammation. After finally getting approval for the drug, […]
Patient Testimonies
The value of a dollar is worth more to pharmaceutical corporations than the value of a life.
I’m Master Burt, I’m 39 years old, and I’m a single dad from Chicago Heights, IL. I have a 10-year-old daughter and an 8-year-old son. As a child, I was very sick and often hospitalized. I moved in with my grandparents at nine. In my childhood and through my 20s, I hid my disease because […]
Patient Testimonies
My name is DJ and I live in Jacksonville, Florida. I am a single father, an aspiring attorney, and a sickle cell patient. I was 18 months old when I was first diagnosed with sickle cell disease. It was then that I experienced my first real pain crisis, which triggered my parents to take me […]